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Counting Sheep
Counting sheep is a mental exercise used in some Western cultures as a means of putting oneself to sleep. In most depictions of the activity, the practitioner envisions an endless series of identical white sheep jumping over a fence, while counting them as they do so. The idea, presumably, is to induce boredom while occupying the mind with something simple, repetitive, and rhythmic, all of which are known to help humans sleep. Although the practice is largely a stereotype, and rarely used as a solution for insomnia, it has been so commonly referenced by cartoons, comic strips, and other mass media, that it has become deeply engrained into popular culture's notion of sleep. The term "counting sheep" has entered the English language as an idiomatic term for insomnia. Sheep themselves have become associated with sleep, or lack thereof. Effectiveness The effectiveness of the method may depend upon the mental power required. An experiment conducted by researchers at Oxford U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitecliffs Sheep
Whitecliffs is a village located in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It has also been known as South Malvern (Sheffield, New Zealand, Sheffield was formerly known as Malvern), and the name of Whitecliffs comes from terrace cliffs above the Selwyn River / Waikirikiri. Demographics Malvern Hills-Whitecliffs is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, and covers . It is part of the Glentunnel#Glentunnel statistical area, Glentunnel statistical area. Malvern Hills-Whitecliffs had a population of 174 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 21 people (13.7%) since the 2013 New Zealand census, 2013 census, and an increase of 45 people (34.9%) since the 2006 New Zealand census, 2006 census. There were 81 households. There were 84 males and 90 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 44.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 33 people (19.0%) aged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |