WAKE UP TO EUPHORIC MUSIC
Slow-Wave Sleep (Stages 3 and 4) is the “wake up and feel great” sleep.
If you wake up feeling mild euphoria, you probably got a large amount of SWS.
This mild euphoria upon awakening is likely caused by the feel-good hormone serotonin.
The “just woke up” feeling is good,
but
we can make it better with the right music.
English psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic studied the way music influences serotonin levels in listeners’ blood.
He even derived a formula :
Pitch + % of positive lyrics + Tonality + Beats per Minute + Images/Memories associated with the music = serotonin level.
Take a moment and reflect on your music collection.
In particular,
find the songs that are uplifting and associated with positive personal memories.
These will be your euphoric wake-up songs.
Playing euphoric music upon awakening boosts that “just woke up” or “on top of the world” feeling you get after a nap or a particularly refreshing night of sleep.
I use Citrus Alarm Clock (sleep hack 30) to play euphoric music as an alarm for my nights of sleep.
And I create my own nap mp3 (sleep hack 18) that plays euphoric music for power naps.
These both work well.
Combined with high-quality headphones,
waking up to music will allow you to experience music in a new way.
During sleep your senses shut off.
When you’re transitioning out of sleep, senses are half-off.
This is why hallucinations can occur during the half-asleep transition, called hypnagogia.
Wake up to euphoric music and you’ll hear it differently…
sorta like how music sounds in dreams.
Senses are off, just your brain and music.
It’s like the music is no longer coming out of headphones,
but
from inside your head.
Your mind is clear like water,
and
the music riffs through your skull with angelic lucidity.
You see sounds and hear colors.
Each beat,
each drum,
each instrument,
and each note rings with its own distinct personality.
Your perception of sound is heightened in the same way the THC from marijuana improves the subjective experience of music.
If you think I’m exaggerating,
try it for yourself.
If you haven’t figured it out already :
iPod + in-ear headphones + pzizz + custom nap mp3 with euphoric music as the alarm = the perfect 20-minute power nap.
Pure energy and euphoria… without the drugs.
Have Mastery Remove Mystery
Slow-Wave Sleep (Stages 3 and 4) is the “wake up and feel great” sleep.
If you wake up feeling mild euphoria, you probably got a large amount of SWS.
This mild euphoria upon awakening is likely caused by the feel-good hormone serotonin.
The “just woke up” feeling is good,
but
we can make it better with the right music.
English psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic studied the way music influences serotonin levels in listeners’ blood.
He even derived a formula :
Pitch + % of positive lyrics + Tonality + Beats per Minute + Images/Memories associated with the music = serotonin level.
Take a moment and reflect on your music collection.
In particular,
find the songs that are uplifting and associated with positive personal memories.
These will be your euphoric wake-up songs.
Playing euphoric music upon awakening boosts that “just woke up” or “on top of the world” feeling you get after a nap or a particularly refreshing night of sleep.
I use Citrus Alarm Clock (sleep hack 30) to play euphoric music as an alarm for my nights of sleep.
And I create my own nap mp3 (sleep hack 18) that plays euphoric music for power naps.
These both work well.
Combined with high-quality headphones,
waking up to music will allow you to experience music in a new way.
During sleep your senses shut off.
When you’re transitioning out of sleep, senses are half-off.
This is why hallucinations can occur during the half-asleep transition, called hypnagogia.
Wake up to euphoric music and you’ll hear it differently…
sorta like how music sounds in dreams.
Senses are off, just your brain and music.
It’s like the music is no longer coming out of headphones,
but
from inside your head.
Your mind is clear like water,
and
the music riffs through your skull with angelic lucidity.
You see sounds and hear colors.
Each beat,
each drum,
each instrument,
and each note rings with its own distinct personality.
Your perception of sound is heightened in the same way the THC from marijuana improves the subjective experience of music.
If you think I’m exaggerating,
try it for yourself.
If you haven’t figured it out already :
iPod + in-ear headphones + pzizz + custom nap mp3 with euphoric music as the alarm = the perfect 20-minute power nap.
Pure energy and euphoria… without the drugs.
Have Mastery Remove Mystery
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