What is cognitive mixing? – The New York Times
Dr. Joe Whittington, 47, was an emergency room doctor for two decades, but he still manages to find it difficult to calm his mind after leaving the hospital.While trying to do it by naping after a particularly chaotic turn, he continued to think of a victim of a motorcycle accident whose vital signs had returned, a patient who developed sepsis and another whose heart had suddenly stopped beating.His tendency to reproduce the events of the night - and his irregular working hours - often made him difficult to fall asleep. Over the years, he has tried to breathe deep, meditation and melatonin, before finally stumbled on a technique called cognitive mixing.The sleep strategy helps "force my mind to get out of that cycle and in a state in which I can finally rest," said dr. Whittington, who sha...