A closer look
Can’t fall asleep when your brain is replaying unfinished thoughts? There’s a simple neuroscience-backed fix called the ‘cognitive dump.’ Before bed, write three lines: what you did today, what’s unresolved, and one small action for tomorrow. This translates mental clutter into structured memory, freeing up the prefrontal cortex that otherwise loops in anxiety. Then, dim light thirty minutes early to signal melatonin release—your tech-blue overheads are saboteurs. Forget perfection; consistent ritual beats occasional eight-hour nights. Sleep is a skill, not luck. Train your brain like muscle: repetition, rhythm, release.
