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Can’t Doze Off Immediately? These Pre-Sleep Habits Guarantee Quality Shuteye

November 25, 2022

It’s no secret that people need an average of eight hours of sleep a night, but these days, getting enough shuteye is considered a privilege. Be it born out of a conscious or unconscious habit, it is necessary to find ways to ensure getting quality rest every night.

As it turns out, this boils down to our pre-sleep habits. So here we list some professional-approved ways to get a restful night and how to doze off faster to ensure a productive day.

Start Journaling

When overwhelmed with so many things at night and the stress keeps you up, it helps to write problems in a journal. After all, when it is quiet at night, the lingering terrifying thoughts about the future or the uncertainty often come creeping in.

Journaling can take the mind off the next day’s work. Pexels

Or perhaps, the brain is riled up thinking about the following day’s to-do list. Instead of grabbing your phone, use a notebook to write anything that comes to mind. You’re not just unloading the things that bother you, but you’re also freeing the mind from stress.

Meditate

Incorporate meditation into a pre-sleep routine to free the mind from stress. Pexels

By now, you probably know that meditation is a great way to clear the mind of everyday thoughts, whether good or bad. As such, it pays to add to your pre-sleep habits. Unwind and relax after a long day at work or use this technique when suddenly waking up in the middle of the night.

Eat Early

Having dinner late at night may cause acid reflux when the acid from the stomach climbs up to the esophagus. This results in heartburn and unbearable pain in the chest, making it hard to fall asleep.

If you’re not suffering from this health problem, eating late can still lead to indigestion, especially if eating your last meal too quickly. So depending on how much you eat, try to consume the last meal two or three hours before bedtime.

Avoid Screens

No matter how much experts tell us not to use our phones in bed, people can’t ditch this habit. Products with LED lighting affect our internal clock and make it hard to doze off, so make it a habit to stop using gadgets at least two hours before bedtime.

The light emitted from gadgets can affect how fast we fall asleep. Pexels

Plus, the overall lighting of the room should be considered. When it begins to dim outside, start reducing light inside the home to trick the mind that it is nighttime and nearing bedtime.

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