14 - Rest

Full transcript here 👋 Hey, good morning, good afternoon, good evening. This is your life. This is your chance. Listen. The word for today is rest. How often do you feel tired? Are you tired right now? If you’re an adult listening to this in the United States, there’s a 1 in 3 chance that you are sleep deprived. How would life change in the U.S. if people got more sleep? We might be more likely to treat each other well, less likely to die prematurely, and more consistently creative. Today’s concrete challenge is to plan for your bedtime. Here are some tips on successfully transitioning to sleep: Put your phone or tablet in a place where you can’t reach it an hour or more before sleep Write down your thoughts and to-do’s Read a physical or e-paper book If you still have trouble sleeping, you can try a very low dose of a melatonin supplement. Somewhere around 1 mg 30 minutes before you’d like to sleep is a good place to start. Let me know how it went at concrete.win (WIN) /today. Check back tomorrow for a new challenge. Until then.