If you find yourself lying in bed stressing about the events of the day, I recommend keeping a daily journal to write down the issues that are bothering you.
Just writing them out can go some way towards solving them because;
1. When they are written down, they never seem as daunting
2. You will subconsciously start the solving process
3. Once you start solving them, you can strike them out and get a hit of dopamine!
Mainly though, for those of you who find their heads swimming with to-do-lists, putting the list on paper, rather than thinking about it, can help to clear your head and shut off your mind before bedtime.
Make sure that you do this before bedtime. Once you switch off the lights and start to drift off, any attempt to write things down will involve you putting on a light...and that defeats the whole purpose of this tip.
So, here is a bonus tip on this and it's something that I've used for a long time now.
When I lie down and close my eyes, I use the same relaxation process that I've used for a number of years...and it includes a technique that I use for dealing with things that are trying to get my attention.
Now I don't want anything trying to get my attention when I'm about to fall asleep so in my mind I see the person behind it and I imagine them holding a piece of paper and trying to push open a door, but the door won't open and they are on the other side waving the paper.
In my mind, I let them into the room with the paper and on the paper would be one word describing what it is that they want.
On the floor in front of me is a pirates chest - you know the kind that when you see it on Pirates of The Caribbean it's full of coins and jewels - this time though the chest is empty.
The person puts the piece of paper into the chest, closes the chest and walks back out the door.
Now I can fully relax knowing that in the morning, in my mind, I can open the chest and see the paper there and it reminds me what I need to do.
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