EXPERIMENT
Evening wind-down
A short end-of-day ritual may reduce stimulation before sleep.
Daily action
Do 15 minutes of evening wind-down.
Day plan
- Day 1: choose a start time for winding down.
- Day 2: write down three matters for tomorrow.
- Day 3: reduce one evening stimulus.
- Day 4: check what most often delays sleep.
- Day 5: add a consistent end-of-day cue.
- Day 6: compare activation before and after.
- Day 7: choose one element to keep.
Safety
- Stop if the experiment makes your condition or safety worse.
- Do not treat the result as a diagnosis.
- In a crisis, use local emergency or crisis support.
How to summarize
At least 5 evenings with the ritual completed.