Insomnia rates have skyrocketed in the last couple of years. I wonder why? (sarcasm).

Typically, we are kept from falling asleep or falling back to sleep by our brain’s inability to switch out of problem solving mode and into rest mode.

So we use the cognitive shuffle.

Developed by Luc Beaudoin of Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada the cognitive shuffle is asking the brain to enter the groggy state before falling asleep by shuffling random, non-threatening thoughts or ideas.

How does that work??

The image in this blog shows you what to do, you can also download and print it for free right here.

Put it by your bed, read it over as you fall asleep. I doubt you’ll make it to the letter L.