Welcome to bedtime stories for everyone in which nothing much happens. You feel good and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nikolai.

I write and read everything you hear on nothing much Happens, with audio engineering by Bob Widdersheim.

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If you are new to this, well first, welcome. I'm so glad you're here.

Second, you might wonder how this works.

And without getting too deep into the brain states involved,

I'll just say that by giving your mind something to focus on,

something gentle and soothing, you will shift into a place where sleep is much more accessible, so all you have to do is listen.

And the more you do this, the stronger the brain training will become.

So have some patience. And know that for most listeners,

after about three weeks of regular use, they fall asleep within two to three minutes of pushing play.

So most of them are already snoozing.

Now I'll tell the story twice. are already snoozing.

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