method · 8 minute read
How to Do a Brain Dump Before Bed
A simple five-minute brain dump for unfinished tasks, worries, and reminders, plus what the research does and does not show.
answers for the end of the day
Make tonight smaller.
Direct answers for closing open loops and choosing a nighttime ritual, with the evidence boundary kept in view.
for the mind that is still working
Close the day
Short methods for getting tasks, reminders, and replaying conversations out of working memory without turning bedtime into another project.
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one useful thing tonight
Put the open loops down.
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