The good dream-doctor writes:
Es kann uns gelingen, den
Energiebesetzungen unseres wachen Denkens
ein vorläufiges Ende zu machen, wenn wir beschließen, den Schlaf
aufzusuchen. Wer das gut kann, der ist ein guter Schläfer; der erste Napoleon soll ein Muster
dieser Gattung gewesen sein.
-- Sigmund Freud, Die
Traumdeutung (1900)
We must confess in all candor, that the traits we share with
Bonaparte are but few. For one
thing, we’re a lot taller than he was;
for another, we have never invaded Russia, nor have we ever pretended to
refuse the emperor’s crown and then cockily plop it onto our head with our own
hands. (We possibly also speak
better French than he did, since after all he was himself not French but
Corsican. Corsica had its own
native language back then, more closely related to Italian.) But one trait we evidently do have in
common, is out ability to flag down the express-train to Dreamland, to go out
like a light on command.
The solution is simple, and we share it free of charge:
(1)
Close your eyes.
(2)
Hug your bear.
(3)
Think about snow-bunnies.
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