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Thank you for the kind words and detailed observations! Thoughtful reactions like yours are really gratifying, and make the effort and time spent thinking of those creative quirks all worth it. :)
All of this was done on Procreate, and were done with a few purchased brushes that mimic pencil grain. Coincidentally someone in the group I shared this with had asked me to upload a timelapse, so I have a short 30-second timelapse and a much longer 30-minute timelapse.
It isn’t - I drew it.
Edit: Ah - I can understand having to ask cuz of the way I worded the title though. I just used prompt cards from a deck.
This has been working for me, so here it is:
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When you’re ready to fall asleep, pick a five to seven letter word (it can be longer if you can keep track of the letters). (e.g. - “Candle”)
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For each letter, pick an animal. (e.g. - “C is for Cat”)
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To the best of your ability, try and picture that animal in as much detail as you think is appropriate. (e.g. - “It’s seated but not laying down. It has cinnamon-colored fur, short. Its nose is pink, etc.”
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Move on to the next letter and do steps 2 & 3 for each letter.
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If you finish a word, pick another word, and repeat the same process.
Apparently this mimics the random-ish thought pattern that precedes sleep, and supposedly signals to your brain that the environment is safe enough to sleep.
I forget where I picked this up. This was just one of those things where you go, “Oh - that sounds interesting. I’ll guess I’ll give it a shot if I happen to remember it when I’m trying to fall asleep.” It wasn’t something that I ever really expected to work for me.
Textless version cuz it’s cute
