• @[email protected]
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    610 months ago

    An irreverant/fantasy show with sypathetic well-intentioned protagonists, at minimum understandable volume, with characters and plotlines that invite analysis. Something about the pointlessness of studying a fantasy universe is a quite effective sleep aid. Various Star Trek series, Futurama, X-Files, Grimm, Family Guy…

    For shows that are a great fit except for a few segments (boisterous theme songs, jarring fight scenes, etc) the PotPlayer Skip Playback function (hotkey ') is super useful. Also I have a basic script that gradually mutes the volume after 40 minutes.

  • @[email protected]
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    110 months ago

    When not in the mood for talking, singing bowls for sure.

    When my brain can’t stop and I need a distraction, either the sleep with me podcast or welcome to nightvale. Sometimes Sleep Whispers but that one can be over stimulating for my lil ASMR brain.

  • Drusas
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    210 months ago

    Silence. It’s not uncommon for me to fall asleep watching a Jaws or Alien movie, either.

  • @[email protected]
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    610 months ago

    Almost all the suggestions here are videos. Who wants light from a screen keeping them awake when they are trying to sleep? Put on some very quiet music instead. Best for me is when it’s something I know pretty well.

    • @[email protected]
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      310 months ago

      I have a giant monitor and just press two buttons and it turns the brightness and contrast all the way down to where it’s just visible enough to watch and barely illuminate the room, but dark enough to have hella darkness with my eyes closed.

    • cheesepotatoes
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      210 months ago

      I usually just have an earbud in and face the screen of my phone/tablet down on the nightstand.

    • ...m...
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      110 months ago

      …dark mode text while lying in repose on my side usually does the trick for me, but then i wake up later with a drained ipad propped against the wall…

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    110 months ago

    PBS Spacetime or Space Matters at 0.75 speed.

    Alan Watts, Eckart Tolle, Great Meditations (the sleep ones as there is no wakeup bit at the end)

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    BBW porn (and beating my meat) or porn with cute gay men (and beating my meat)

    • Zerlyna
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      10 months ago

      What about BBW with gay men? 🤔 foursome? 🤷‍♀️

        • Zerlyna
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          310 months ago

          If there’s anything I learned from Dave Chapelle, there’s something on the internet for everyone. 🤣