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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/soul_in_pain__ on 2026-08-03 16:18:43+00:00.

Here’s what works for me: after turning off the screen, don’t close your eyes yet. Just lie there in the dark and stare at some random object in the room - a shelf, a crack in the ceiling, anything. Let your eyes trace its outline, its features, whatever details you can make out in the low light.

Your mind naturally starts to slow down and go blank as it focuses on this one still, quiet thing instead of the fast, flashing content it was just fed. After a minute or two of this, when you finally do close your eyes, your mind is already calm and empty instead of still buzzing with all that noise. Sleep comes a lot easier and faster this way.

Basically it’s a transition step between “overstimulated” and “asleep” instead of jumping straight from one to the other.