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🌙 Wind down for better sleep

🟢 Evidence-based

A calm routine before bed tells your body it is time to rest. Small, regular habits help most.

A person awake in bed at night, looking at a bright phone.

A clock showing bedtime.Same time daily
1Choose a regular bedtime
Going to bed and waking at about the same time each day helps your body clock.
A phone crossed out next to a bed.
2Screens away
Put phones and screens away 30 to 60 minutes before sleep, ideally outside the bedroom.
A soft lamp glowing in a dark room.
3Dim the lights
Soft, low light signals that night is coming.
A person reading a book calmly.
4Do something gentle
Light stretching, a calm book, quiet music or a body-relaxation practice.
A notebook with a short list and a pen.TomorrowDone for today
5Park your worries on paper
Write tomorrow's tasks or worries down, so your mind does not have to hold them.

Real-life example

Sameer used to scroll until 1 am. He now charges his phone in the kitchen, reads for 15 minutes with a soft lamp and is asleep earlier on most nights.

A common mistake

Trying hard to force sleep. If you cannot sleep after a while, get up, do something calm in dim light and return when sleepy.

Try the activity

Follow the guided wind-down tonight.

Open the wind-down practice

Quick recap

  1. Regular bedtime
  2. Screens away, lights low
  3. Gentle activity, worries on paper

If sleep problems last for weeks, or you snore loudly with pauses in breathing, speak to a doctor.

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