Random Thoughts

[Fake Messiah]

Why is it so much easier to fall asleep on the couch unintentionally than it is to fall asleep in the bed intentionally?

It seems to me, the reason why people fall asleep in front of the TV (in the living room), is because they are exerting their brains by following something on TV, which is tiring. Also, it is much easier to fall asleep if you watch a movie than a TV show because movies are usually more complex and harder to follow. That's why you may watch some movie and suddenly feel like you're falling asleep, but then switch the channel to some sitcom and you don't feel sleepy anymore, and even awoke a little bit. So as people get more tired they watch less and less demanding TV programs.

That's why I also have some movies that I can only watch tired, like "Escape Plan" (2013) which would bore me if I wasn't tired.

And that's why I use that principle as a trick to fall asleep. If I am tired but can't fall asleep, I put on some podcast which is tiring and it puts me to sleep.