How I Use AI to Switch My Brain Off at Night
Most sleep advice tells you to stop thinking at night. Very few explain how to actually do it. The problem for a lot of men in their 40s isn’t physical exhaustion — it’s mental load. Unresolved problems. Decisions not yet made. Things the brain refuses to...
The Only Sleep Habit That Actually Stuck
I got home late after a team ultra running event — three hours of driving after a full day of running in relay, eating at checkpoints whatever was available, a small beer in the afternoon, more food than I needed too late in the evening. By the time I was back, I was...
I Didn’t Have a Focus Problem. I Had a Sleep Problem.
Some mornings I sit down at the computer with something important to do and within ninety seconds I’m checking the weather. Then email. Then news. Then I’m at the fridge, looking for something I don’t particularly want, and then back at the desk with...
What Racing Taught Me About Ending the Day
Most advice on how to stop mind racing before sleep focuses on the evening — breathing techniques, relaxation methods, screen-free hours. What actually worked came from a completely different direction.For years I approached race preparation the wrong way. The drive...
The Evening I Stopped Trying to Fix My Sleep
I remember lying on the floor doing my evening stretching routine, trying to relax, and simultaneously worrying about whether I’d sleep lightly again. Which meant the interval training tomorrow would get skipped again. Which meant the whole week’s...
What My Watch Tells Me Every Morning — And When I Actually Listen
I was sitting in a meeting with the head nurse at the hospital where I was studying to become a rehabilitation therapist. Official documents, administrative details, the usual. She mentioned in passing that there was a flu epidemic going around, half the staff had...
The Coffee That Was Quietly Disrupting My Sleep
I remember lying in bed one evening feeling strangely alert, despite being physically exhausted from training earlier that day. The last coffee had been hours ago — four, maybe five — so caffeine didn’t even cross my mind as the explanation. I just assumed it...
The Morning I Accidentally Started Fixing My Sleep
The routine I built for the wrong reason entirely — and why it worked better than anything deliberate. I chose that time of day for the wrong reason entirely. The fitness trainer exam was getting closer and I was nervous. I can follow a pace — running, cycling,...