For better shut-eye, don’t count blessings or sheep at bedtime; take stock instead.
A small but intriguing study found that writing a to-do list before turning in helps people get to sleep faster.
The reason? The mental housekeeping “offloaded” worry about what’s upcoming, according to research in the Journal of Experimental Psychology (http://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fxge0000374).
The study, led by Michael K. Scullin, Director of the Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory in Baylor University’s department of Psychology, involved a team of researchers following 57 student volunteers. Each volunteer spent one night sleeping in the lab.
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