I scrolled and found that old Musk tweet from 22 years ago—someone dug it back up. It’s about sleep. The comments are full of people saying, “tried it, and it’s genuinely great.” I’m going to jot it down quickly.
He basically has just two points:
First, raise the side of the bed by about 3 inches (he writes 5 cm in parentheses, but 3 inches is actually close to 7.6 cm—Musk’s conversions have always been a bit loose, you know the type).
Second, add one more rule: don’t put anything else in your mouth for the last 3 hours before bed.
It sounds like nonsense, but the reasoning underneath isn’t really new:
Elevating the head of the bed creates a slight incline for the upper body. Gravity helps keep stomach acid pressed down in the stomach so it doesn’t creep upward. At the same time, the airway opens a bit more, so snoring and sleep apnea—waking up gasping in the middle of the night—can be reduced.
So people who wake up in the morning without a headache or a sour, dry mouth often use this posture.
Fasting for 3 hours before bed is even more direct: with food sitting in your stomach and lying flat, the chance of acid reflux basically doubles. Deep sleep gets fragmented too, and you’re more likely to wake up during the night.
There really are people in the comments saying they tried it for a week: their roommates stopped complaining about their snoring, and when they open their eyes in the morning, they feel alert—not like that “hangover” feeling you get after someone hits you in the head.
Tonight I’m planning to prop up the head of my bed using those two thick books—has anyone here actually tried it? Is it really that amazing, or is it just a psychological effect?
#睡眠 #健康生活 #马斯克 #熬夜党 #workpeople
He basically has just two points:
First, raise the side of the bed by about 3 inches (he writes 5 cm in parentheses, but 3 inches is actually close to 7.6 cm—Musk’s conversions have always been a bit loose, you know the type).
Second, add one more rule: don’t put anything else in your mouth for the last 3 hours before bed.
It sounds like nonsense, but the reasoning underneath isn’t really new:
Elevating the head of the bed creates a slight incline for the upper body. Gravity helps keep stomach acid pressed down in the stomach so it doesn’t creep upward. At the same time, the airway opens a bit more, so snoring and sleep apnea—waking up gasping in the middle of the night—can be reduced.
So people who wake up in the morning without a headache or a sour, dry mouth often use this posture.
Fasting for 3 hours before bed is even more direct: with food sitting in your stomach and lying flat, the chance of acid reflux basically doubles. Deep sleep gets fragmented too, and you’re more likely to wake up during the night.
There really are people in the comments saying they tried it for a week: their roommates stopped complaining about their snoring, and when they open their eyes in the morning, they feel alert—not like that “hangover” feeling you get after someone hits you in the head.
Tonight I’m planning to prop up the head of my bed using those two thick books—has anyone here actually tried it? Is it really that amazing, or is it just a psychological effect?
#睡眠 #健康生活 #马斯克 #熬夜党 #workpeople
