00:00Seventy million Americans struggle to sleep, but doctors say one simple trick may finally
00:05quiet a racing mind, and it is completely free.
00:08It is called cognitive shuffling.
00:11The technique works by filling your mind with random and meaningless images before sleep.
00:16This keeps anxious thoughts from taking over.
00:19The overthinking stops, and the brain naturally drifts toward sleep.
00:23The method was developed by cognitive scientist Luc Beaulieu-Pravost and later validated by
00:29sleep researchers.
00:31Experts say it works especially well for people who lie awake replaying worries and planning
00:35tomorrow.
00:36Here is how to do it.
00:37After turning off the lights, think of a random word.
00:41Then imagine random images for each letter of that word.
00:45Make the images vivid, absurd, and completely disconnected.
00:48For example, spoon, helicopter, apple, rainbow, kangaroo.
00:54The randomness is what helps shut down a racing mind.
00:56And for many people, sleep arrives within minutes.
00:59No pills.
01:01No prescription.
01:02Just a simple mental trick doctors now recommend.
01:05Amen.
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