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Cognitive Shuffling worked for me the other night. I don't have trouble falling asleep. But I do have trouble getting back to sleep at 4AM. And this worked. Reading can work both ways: it can calm me. But reading can also stimulate me.

What Is Cognitive Shuffling? A Simple Technique to Help You Fall Asleep

“Cognitive shuffling” can calm a busy brain.

@newyorktimes

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/well/mind/sleep-cognitive-shuffling.html?unlocked_article_code=1.c08.mg_6.8PdLNR_TlbUU&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#CognitiveShuffling #Insomnia #ConstructiveWorry #Sleep

Un neuroscienziato canadese scopre che chi dorme bene sviluppa naturalmente pensieri frammentati e casuali prima di addormentarsi, mentre gli insonni si fissano su preoccupazioni logiche. La sua tecnica per imitare artificialmente questi "pensieri casuali" ha risultati sorprendenti: il 78% preferisce questo metodo alle terapie tradizionali.

#pensierocasuale #cognitiveshuffling #futuroprossimo

https://www.futuroprossimo.it/2025/06/cognitive-shuffling-5-minuti-di-pensieri-casuali-ti-cambiano-il-sonno/

I have a challenge turning my brain off to get to sleep. I regularly toss and turn, sometimes for hours, trying to stop thinking. I take a prescribed sleeping aid to help knock me out. Doesn't always work.

Last night I turned Cognitive Shuffling for the first time, and it actually helped. I was surprised. I'll be doing it again!

https://www.wellandgood.com/astrology-based-goals-qvc/

#artistlife #sleep #CognitiveShuffling #brain