How to Sleep
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"How to Sleep" is a humorous essay by American writer and actor Robert Benchley that comically explores the challenges and rituals of falling asleep.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| How to Sleep canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4950347 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Sleep Context triple: [Robert Benchley, notableWork, How to Sleep]
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A.
How Do You Sleep?
"How Do You Sleep?" is a 2019 pop single by British singer Sam Smith, known for its emotive vocals, dance-pop production, and a visually striking music video featuring elaborate choreography.
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B.
The Science of Sleep
The Science of Sleep is a 2006 surreal romantic fantasy film directed by Michel Gondry, known for its dreamlike visuals and starring Gael García Bernal and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
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C.
Night and Sleep
"Night and Sleep" is a symbolist painting by British artist Evelyn De Morgan that allegorically personifies the figures of Night and Sleep in a richly colored, mystical composition.
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D.
No Sleeep
"No Sleeep" is a sultry, mid-tempo R&B single by Janet Jackson, released in 2015 as the lead track from her album "Unbreakable."
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E.
Sleep Well Beast
Sleep Well Beast is a 2017 critically acclaimed indie rock album by The National, noted for its darker electronic textures and introspective songwriting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Sleep Target entity description: "How to Sleep" is a humorous essay by American writer and actor Robert Benchley that comically explores the challenges and rituals of falling asleep.
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A.
How Do You Sleep?
"How Do You Sleep?" is a 2019 pop single by British singer Sam Smith, known for its emotive vocals, dance-pop production, and a visually striking music video featuring elaborate choreography.
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B.
The Science of Sleep
The Science of Sleep is a 2006 surreal romantic fantasy film directed by Michel Gondry, known for its dreamlike visuals and starring Gael García Bernal and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
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C.
Night and Sleep
"Night and Sleep" is a symbolist painting by British artist Evelyn De Morgan that allegorically personifies the figures of Night and Sleep in a richly colored, mystical composition.
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D.
No Sleeep
"No Sleeep" is a sultry, mid-tempo R&B single by Janet Jackson, released in 2015 as the lead track from her album "Unbreakable."
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E.
Sleep Well Beast
Sleep Well Beast is a 2017 critically acclaimed indie rock album by The National, noted for its darker electronic textures and introspective songwriting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humorous essay
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Robert Benchley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
comedy
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humor ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
American writer
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actor ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
amusement
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comic relief about insomnia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
bedtime rituals
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insomnia ⓘ sleep ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Benchley’s body of humorous essays ⓘ |
| portrays |
anxieties about sleep
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everyday life difficulties ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
challenges of falling asleep
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nighttime routines ⓘ sleep habits ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
exaggeration
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irony ⓘ self-deprecating humor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: How to Sleep Description of subject: "How to Sleep" is a humorous essay by American writer and actor Robert Benchley that comically explores the challenges and rituals of falling asleep.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.