Three takeaways
- Pressure to sleep can increase activation and make rest harder.
- Turning one wakeful period into a prediction about the whole night.
- Checking the clock repeatedly.
- Shift the goal from forcing sleep to allowing quiet rest until drowsiness returns.
Video transcript
You said: Pressure to sleep can increase activation and make rest harder. Turning one wakeful period into a prediction about the whole night. Try this: Shift the goal from forcing sleep to allowing quiet rest until drowsiness returns.