This is an ABC podcast.

I guess it makes sense to start by asking, how was your sleep last night?

My sleep was not too bad. I practiced what I preach. And yeah, I got my full seven hours,

so I'm pretty happy this morning.

Yeah, oh my God, lucky you. I can't say the same for myself.

I did the classic thing where the second my head hit the pillow,

immediately my brain, like, pulled out its top hat and started like tap dancing away

on all the things stressing me out, or one thing in particular, and yeah,

an hour and a half later I was still awake. It was so frustrating, but this is a really common thing,

isn't it? It is extremely common, and it's actually quite natural.

Ah, sleep. So necessary, so elusive sometimes.

Three to five of every ten people, you just tap them on the shoulder and say, how did you sleep?

And they will say on a scale, I didn't sleep well or it was below average.

If you count yourself as one of those people, underslept and irritable,

with a brain that just won't shut up before bed, this episode is for you, and it's definitely

for me. This is all in the mind. I'm Sana Khadar. We're going to run through some tips for better

sleep, things you can do from the moment you wake, throughout the day,

and just before bed. Beyond the standard, don't look at your phone at night. Today, advice for

winning the battle for better sleep. That scenario I just mentioned, how my brain went into overdrive at the precise moment I needed it to wind down.

This is so common, it's long been the subject of TikToks and internet memes.

One that's been kicking around for years is a four-panel comic showing a brain talking to a girl in bed.

And the brain says,

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