Writing Plan for Tomorrow Makes Sleeping Faster

Researchers recommend spending about five minutes to write specific activities for tomorrow, rather than writing a journal, before going to bed at night

Studies show that keeping electronic devices before bedtime makes sleeping faster. However, it turns out there is one simple trick that makes sleeping easier.

A study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that writing tomorrow's plans could make sleeping faster.

However, the effect is invisible to those who write down activity has been accomplished all day.

Some participants were asked to write a list of activity plans, while other participants wrote down the list that had been done.

Researchers recommend spending about five minutes to write specific activities for tomorrow, rather than writing a journal, before going to bed at night

As a result, the first group slept significantly faster than the second group. Sleep measurements are done by monitoring electrical brain activity throughout the night.

In addition, those who write the agenda for tomorrow are also faster asleep. The researchers suggest that it takes about five minutes to write specific activities for the next day, rather than writing a journal, before going to bed at night.

Study leader Dr. Michael K. Scullin mentions that there will be two thoughts on this."First, writing about the future will increase anxiety about unfinished tasks and delay sleep, while keeping a journal of tasks accomplished should not trigger anxiety," he said. The hypothesis of such research thinks that the first alternative is more likely to dispel the mind and reduce anxiety.