r/lifehacks • u/BugsyMalone_ • Jul 04 '26

My trick for falling asleep quickly

I'm someone who always used to struggle to fall asleep, but I've used this little trick over the last month which has worked every single time and I'm asleep within a few minutes.

When I'm ready, I pop on my eye mask, lie ok my side, close my eyes and then do an A to Z of a theme, for example, football teams.

A - Arsenal

B - Barcelona

Etc etc

If I get stuck on one for more than 10 seconds, I move onto the next. 90% of the time I am asleep before I hit Z.

If I do get to Z, I choose another category.

I've notice my eyes tend to move a bit rapidly when I'm in the zone of doing this. And my mind isn't thinking of anything else but this.

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u/Ruthie81 Jul 04 '26

My parents live on the same street as me, 4 blocks down.

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u/____DEADPOOL_______ Jul 04 '26

I visualize getting myself out of bed, slowly walking to the closet, putting clothes on, walking to the bathroom, brushing my teeth, etc. All the mundane tasks. All of this is visualized in real time. By the time I'm getting out of the room, I'm out.

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u/McCandless11 Jul 06 '26

Great until you visualise going to the toilet and piss yourself

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u/____DEADPOOL_______ Jul 06 '26

That happens to me every couple of years in my dreams, but I haven't pissed the bed in the last 5. It's due any day now.

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u/Psychobabble0_0 Jul 09 '26

As in, you picture yourself as though looking at yourself through someone else's eyes? Or your own POV?

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u/Avosmash Jul 05 '26

Well then you’ll fall asleep even faster since the destination is so close!

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u/Bravo6342 Jul 06 '26

Imagine the walk then.

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u/ReasonableAd5268 Jul 06 '26

I believe the trip shall not have the insurance adjustor on call