From your description it may be acting as a placebo -- the act of putting the pi...

zeroonetwothree · 2026-07-15T16:43:40 1784133820

Placebos are actually very effective for improving sleep

fc417fc802 · 2026-07-15T17:57:28 1784138248

If you call it a ritual instead of a placebo it suddenly sounds much more credible.

brewdad · 2026-07-16T00:34:32 1784162072

But a ritual sounds like something they practiced in the Middle Ages. Placebo sounds modern and scientific.

echoangle · 2026-07-15T16:25:03 1784132703

Don’t jinx it

VagabundoP · 2026-07-15T22:16:01 1784153761

placebo works whether you believe or not and even if you know.

They are very powerful.

echoangle · 2026-07-15T23:26:43 1784158003

It’s less than if you don’t know though, right?