Fat Tony@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhen or where does "Fake it 'till you make it." apply?message-squaremessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down12
arrow-up147arrow-down1message-squareWhen or where does "Fake it 'till you make it." apply?Fat Tony@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squaredoctortofu@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·8 months agoGoing to sleep. Every night we lie down, close our eyes and fake sleeping until we actually make it and fall asleep for real.
minus-squareRBWells@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoI used to tell my kids “just pretend you are sleeping, I don’t know if you are sleeping or not and don’t care as long as you are lying in bed with your eyes closed.” They felt they were tricking me and then always ended up asleep.
Going to sleep. Every night we lie down, close our eyes and fake sleeping until we actually make it and fall asleep for real.
I used to tell my kids “just pretend you are sleeping, I don’t know if you are sleeping or not and don’t care as long as you are lying in bed with your eyes closed.” They felt they were tricking me and then always ended up asleep.
You’re right but I’m not happy about it.
I never knew that was a thing!