I live in a studio, so I usually smell whatever I had for dinner while I'm sleeping.
It probably couldn't hurt to get a diffuser and some oils. If it doesn't work, oh well. It's not going to hurt anything, and it's probably nicer than smelling onions. If it works by placebo, great! I'll take improved cognitive performance even if I'm tricked into it. And if it actually works, all the better!
It reminds me of another study I read years ago that claimed people who were full-time caregivers could reduce their cortisol levels back to the level of non-full-time-caregivers by stopping every three hours to take three slow, deep breaths. Even if the study was flawed, and it very well may have been, there's no risk to breaking for 60 seconds every 3 hours to take 3 deep breaths. Might as well try it!
> It probably couldn't hurt to get a diffuser and some oils.
How did you come to the conclusion that this couldn't hurt? If you believe it could help, that means you believe it has a psychoactive effect and therefore you should also believe that it could hurt.
It probably couldn't hurt to get a diffuser and some oils. If it doesn't work, oh well. It's not going to hurt anything, and it's probably nicer than smelling onions. If it works by placebo, great! I'll take improved cognitive performance even if I'm tricked into it. And if it actually works, all the better!
It reminds me of another study I read years ago that claimed people who were full-time caregivers could reduce their cortisol levels back to the level of non-full-time-caregivers by stopping every three hours to take three slow, deep breaths. Even if the study was flawed, and it very well may have been, there's no risk to breaking for 60 seconds every 3 hours to take 3 deep breaths. Might as well try it!