[mattcdrake]

I've been falling asleep to a podcast called "Sleep With Me"[0] for the last two years or so. For most of my life, I've had a lot of trouble falling asleep thanks to a fun combination of anxiety and an overactive mind. Thanks to the podcast, I fall asleep within ~20 minutes of lying down almost every day.

In each episode, the affable host tells a story (or reads a catalog, or recaps a Star Trek episode, etc) in the most meandering, boring way possible. It sounds weird, but it's just interesting enough for me to stop thinking about other things - but not interesting enough that I want to stay awake. I highly recommend it to anyone that has similar problems.

Sorry if it sounds like I'm writing ad copy for the show, but it literally changed my life for the better.

[0] https://www.sleepwithmepodcast.com/

[spprashant]

My strategy to fall asleep is basically the same. But rather than rely on audio content, I do the same in my head. For example, I ll try to do a scene by scene replay of the movie Jumanji and at some point I just fall asleep. It's mundane enough that it doesn't kick the brain in high gear.

Not too different to counting sheep, but without the absurdity.