Evening Brain Dump
Ten minutes before wind-down, write every open loop onto one page — tasks, worries, half-decisions — then close the notebook and leave it out of the bedroom.
Ten minutes before wind-down, write every open loop onto one page — tasks, worries, half-decisions — then close the notebook and leave it out of the bedroom.
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Ten minutes before wind-down, write every open loop onto one page.
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The practice
- Ten minutes before the wind-down starts, open a notebook.
- Write every open loop onto one page: tasks, worries, half-decisions, the thing you must not forget tomorrow.
- Do not sort or solve — the list only has to exist somewhere other than your head.
- Close the notebook and leave it out of the bedroom.
Where it fits in a day
- The 10 minutes sit inside the wind-down period, not in bed — the notebook is closed before you get there.
- The habit targets the specific insomnia pattern where the body is tired but the mind starts an inventory the moment the light goes off.
- Leaving the notebook out of the bedroom is part of the protocol, not a preference — the physical separation matters.
Why it works
- Writing open loops down gives them a location outside your head, which removes the need for the mind to hold them in working memory through the night.
- The "do not sort or solve" rule keeps the practice from becoming a planning session, which would be activating rather than settling.
Category
Sleep — 10 minutes. Pairs naturally with a consistent bedtime and a wind-down period that starts at the same time each evening.
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Sources
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