A Trick to Fall Asleep on those Sleepless Nights

I’m usually working on the computer until late at night, so by the time I try to go to sleep, my mind is unfortunately still pretty alert and buzzing with thoughts, ideas, and worries. I know, it’s a bad habit.

For those nights I keep tossing and turning, wondering about more and more things, I end up turning to my phone to use this app to go to sleep.

It’s the 10% Happier app – a meditation app. I literally only use it for this 1 meditation! It’s the “Melt Into Sleep” meditation. It was a free app and the meditation is free to listen to as well.

Note: For new users, not sure if the experience is the same. My boyfriend downloaded the app, but this particular meditation was locked without the premium subscription.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For this meditation there are different time durations available – you can pick from 10 min, 15 min, options etc.. I usually select 20 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For some reason, once it starts playing, my other thoughts start to quiet and I just focus on the guy’s voice – even if there are periods of silence. I suppose it just gives me something to focus on.

For the most part, I usually fall asleep before the end of the meditation. There are cases that I do actually hear the end of the meditation – “Sleep well.” But I’m usually in a drowsy state that I doze off soon after that.

You can find the 10% Happier app here: Google Play Store & App Store

The creator Dan Harris from ABC News also has a 10% Happier podcast that explores the topic of meditation further with guest interviews.

What tips do you use to fall asleep?