When you are above 50, you know that your 8 hours of sleep cannot be joked with
Even more so for those of us who are trying not to do BP drugs
My doctor says I must sleep 8 hours every night, unfailingly
Now, if you live in Lagos and do some of the work that we do, you will agree that this task, as simple as it sounds, is almost impossible for a lot of us
What makes it worse is that after you now manage to sleep, you wake up at night either to pee or by a noise, and then you can’t sleep back
This has been happening to me for a while, as I would wake up around 2 am after sleeping by 11 pm, and that would be it.
I tried not to panic as I lay on the couch with my eyes wide open
Then one day, I stumbled on a clip on IG
It was a Chinese man.
He said if you wake up at night, never check the time
If you mistakenly check the time, your brain will register it, and at that exact time every night, you will wake up.
It’s true. I wake up at precisely 2am every night, and this kills me
For the solution, he suggested a straightforward thing
Once you wake up, either to pee or for some other reason, never check your phone. Instead, stretch your hand out and use the four fingers of one hand to tap your inner elbow several times.
Your inner elbow is the opposite side of your elbow. The one DT has a delicate hollow, the place where your hand folds when you bend it
The Chinese man said, You tap it several times and then lie down, and you will sleep like a baby
He explained why that happens, but I have forgotten
So the next time he did it, I took his advice and immediately went into a trance, I swear
This night it happened, and I tapped the place with my four fingers and immediately, I felt relaxed and slept off and woke up by 7.30 am
I had always noticed by neighbour Kay tap that place during morning work and used to think that he had craw craw and would be laughing
I didn’t know it was for a purpose, and he didn’t write an article like this to inform us, but instead the Edo man just kept it to himself so he would live longer than us and come and inherit our wives
So guys, try it this night and let me know how it went
It’s been working for me now for some time, and it should for you, if you have not diluted your blood with too much gin
Thanks
Duke of Shomolu
Last modified: November 8, 2025
