Cognitive Shuffling: A Mental Deck to Fall Asleep Faster
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Washington Post Well+Being reports cognitive shuffling, a sleep technique devised by Luc Beaudoin that mimics the brain’s natural drift into sleep by mentally shuffling a deck of images or thoughts. Beaudoin developed the method after trouble falling asleep in college, arguing that generating random, non-stressful images can distract worry and help you nod off more quickly.
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