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Stressed? Writing down a to-do list might help
If you’ve finished all the tasks needed to have been done during the week, you’ll be a happy person on the weekend. Then you have a better chance of getting to sleep easily on Sunday night because you aren’t worrying about the next day. But if you haven’t, you might be annoyed by the coming week that you have a lot to catch up on and therefore have difficulty falling asleep. You may think you’d better avoid thinking about those unfinished tasks, but an expert suggests you write down a to-do list before going to bed. That sounds awfully frustrating but it actually offloads your worries from your brain, called cognitive offloading. All you need is a sheet of paper and a pen, or a smartphone if you prefer typing or voicing to writing to download your tasks from your mind. And surprisingly, the longer the list is, the faster you’ll get to sleep. Of course, the to-do list will also help you organize the tasks for the new week!
Read the article and learn the benefits of creating a to-do list before going to bed.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241111-stressed-writing-down-a-to-do-list-might-help
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