"Mr. Ackerman told me that he has designed his 'Sleep With Me' podcast to tame the vigilant, overactive 'guardian' in the brain that feels it must stay awake to worry. 'I'm trying to trick the guardian,' he said."
— Kennedy, Pagan (b. 1963)
Author
Date
September 18, 2016
Metaphor
"Mr. Ackerman told me that he has designed his 'Sleep With Me' podcast to tame the vigilant, overactive 'guardian' in the brain that feels it must stay awake to worry. 'I'm trying to trick the guardian,' he said."
Metaphor in Context
Mr. Ackerman told me that he has designed his "Sleep With Me" podcast to tame the vigilant, overactive "guardian" in the brain that feels it must stay awake to worry. "I'm trying to trick the guardian," he said. "It hears my voice and decides: 'This guy is a goofball. He's not a threat.' " That "frees up the rest of your brain to drift off."
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Pagan Kennedy, "The Insomnia Machine," The New York Times (September 18, 2016). <Link to nytimes.com>
Date of Entry
10/12/2016
