
7 Good Minutes
7 Good Minutes: Extra - Swap Falling Asleep for Resting With Your Eyes Closed
November 13, 20261 min
One instruction, given to yourself as you get into bed tonight, and it isn't go to sleep. It's this: I'm going to lie here and rest, and I don't have to sleep. Then do exactly that. Lie still, eyes closed, warm and dark, mind wherever it wants to go. Nothing timed, nothing managed. When the thought arrives, the am I asleep yet, answer it the same way each time. Doesn't matter. I'm resting. For the harder nights there's one more piece: if lying there turns into real frustration, get up, keep the lights low, and do...
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