About this episode

This episode provides a deep sleep therapy alternative through a detailed examination of railway freight car classifications.

Sleep well to a boring, deep voice — a deep sleep therapy alternative to CBT therapy. This ASMR sleep aid is for relaxation, insomnia relief and racing minds that need to fall asleep. This episode, join us as we examine the dry, technical cataloging of the Association of American Railroads' 1934 equipment ledger. This episode walks through the precise mechanical differences separating standard utility rolling stock, examining the exact cubic-foot capacities of steel-sheathed boxcars, the door-clearance dimensions of automobile haulers, and the rigid structural weight limits of industrial flatcars. We silence an overactive mind by focusing on mechanical tolerances, axle load configurations, and the dry, rhythmic vocabulary of historic freight manifest standards. Deeply Unimportant is a sleep ASMR sleeping aid for minds that need structure to drift off. An alternative to CBT therapy, it employs a form of what sleep scientists call a "cognitive shuffle" that can overcome mind racing thoughts at night. No whispers or fairy tales; just an ordered, structured, boring voice of a real life former newscaster reading material that doesn't matter. This version of the show is ad-supported…

People in this episode

Host: Dallas Kachan

Topics covered

• sleep aid
• ASMR
• insomnia relief
• railway freight
• cognitive shuffle
• technical cataloging

Keywords

• sleep stories
• insomnia
• ASMR sleep aid
• railroad
• technical reading
• cognitive shuffle
• relaxation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Association of American Railroads

Books & works: Deeply Unimportant

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