6 Ways to Empty Your Head And Get to Bed

You can’t sleep because your mind is racing.

All of the things you didn’t do today.

All of the things you need to do tomorrow.

How do you clear your mind, so that you can get to bed?

Losing Sleep

You try to go to bed, but your day keeps coming back.

Your mind won’t stop.

Stop thinking about all of the things you didn’t do.

Stop thinking about all of the things you need to do.

It seems like all you do at night is think about the things you didn’t do that day.

Sound familiar?

“To sleep better, you need to empty your head of all your tasks, thoughts and stresses.” (Tweet this Quote)

How do you clear your head and get to bed?

Clear Your Mind

You need to stop your mind from racing from topic to topic. The best way to accomplish this is to empty you head.

This means getting those stressors out of your mind.

Address them. Do them. Write them down.

A clear head leads to better sleep.

Here are 6 Tips to Help You Empty Your Head and Get to Bed:

1. Don’t Check Email Before Bed – Checking email before going to bed only leads to stress and unfinished business. Most likely you won’t be able to take action until the next morning anyway. Besides, do you really need to sleep with your smartphone?
2. Have a Chat With Your Significant Other – A great way to clear your head is to get all those feelings, thoughts, and discussions out. Express yourself. Tell your partner all about your day. Then, you will be able to concentrate on your night.
3. Write That Task Down – Worrying about tasks you need to do? Get those tasks out of your head and onto your todo list. Let your list remember, so that you can sleep.
4. Write in Your Journal – Writing in your journal is a great way to clear your mind. The end of the day is a great time to review your daily accomplishments. Write a quick journal entry, whether in your Moleskine notebook or in your journal app.
5. Do It Now – If you won’t be able to sleep until it’s done, then do it now. Doing the work the night before, leads to better sleep and a better start to tomorrow.
6. Assign Tasks for Tomorrow – If it can’t be done today. Then schedule it for tomorrow. You should have already written it on your list (see #2). If it is something that you need to do first thing in the morning, then leave yourself a note where you can’t miss it in the AM. Knowing that it is assigned will let you rest peacefully.

Empty Your Head Before Bed

Your busy life will fill your head with endless thoughts.

The way to better sleep is to get those ideas out of your head.

Get those tasks done. Or write them down, so you don’t have to think about them.

When your head is empty, you will be able to sleep in peace.

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