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So Little Moose, her brain go like that all night long…

Rich said "I wonder why it is… When I go to bed, I start thinking about things I need to do. And sometimes I'll stop thinking and fall asleep. And sometimes I'll get up and go make notes. But why do I think of all these things as I'm drifting off to sleep? And why do I not think as clearly when I am lying down? Is it possibly something biological, like the horizontal orientation of the brain or the systems trying to shut down?"

I said "Hmmmm. Could be that your brain just doesn't have much else to do at that time. You're not walking and talking, don't need to look at things or listen. So the brain says 'Wow. Time all to myself to do what I do best!' And it goes off and does that."

Try to think about nothing…

Then Rich said "Yeah, sort of like the reduced pressure of incoming information allows the brain to bring background tasks up for inspection. But I still wonder about the biological part…"

If you would like to drifty peaceyful off to sleep,
do not think about what come before the beginning of what come before the beginning of what come before the beginning of the universe or what might be outside the outsidermost part of the universe or what would happen if everything got bigger or smaller at the same time because you would not notice the difference because you would be getting bigger or smaller at the same time too… and do not think about how come you are here instead of not being here, what it would have been like if you did not exist because you would not be able to think about what it would like to be like … do not think about that stuff. Just breath slow and peaceyful.

"The Little Moose Who Could Not Go To Sleep", Willy Claflin and Maynard Moose