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Goodnight Mind: Turn Off Your Noisy Thoughts & Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Colleen E. Carney and
Rachel Mamber
2013, 181 pages
Nonfiction
Do you have problems sleeping at night? Then you may want to read this little book written by two psychologists – one is director of a sleep laboratory in Toronto, Canada, and the other is director of the Insomnia and Sleep Medicine Program at Stanford University. In 10 short chapters, they explain the recipe for good sleep, help you find and set a proper sleep schedule, and offer ways to relax your body and quiet your mind on your quest for a good night’s sleep. They identify three key ingredients for sleep: 1. A regular and optimally timed sleep opportunity. 2. A strong drive for sleep. 3. A quiet mind and body, and a comfortable sleep environment. As with all habits (regular interrupted nights of sleep do become a sleep habit), it takes practice to establish new habits that will lead to better, uninterrupted sleep. They also dispel many of the myths related to sleep.
