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For years I use to lay awake at night unable to sleep - partly from a bad sleeping pattern or eating cheese just before bed, but mainly because my brain just wouldn't shut up. I had all kinds of ideas bouncing around in my mind and they'd keep me up until the early hours when my body would eventually give in to exhaustion. The next day I'd wake up feeling drained, unable to remember any of the wonderful things I'd thought up before falling sleep. It's not just at night when ideas can eat away at you though. Whether it's an important email you need to send at work, an amazing idea that’s too good to forget or something you need to remember to pick up when you’re in town next time - all these little ideas spin around and around in your head, even at times when there’s nothing you can do about them and unless you find a way to shut them up, they will distract you, stress you out and ruin your effectiveness at doing whatever you’re trying to do.



 To combat my sleeping problems, I started keeping a notepad in my bedside drawer so that I could write down ideas that came to me during the night. I’d write down everything - from things I was worried about and things I had to do the next day to lyrics for songs and dreams I wanted to achieve someday. Though I wasn’t doing anything about my tasks, worries or ideas at the time, the simply act of writing them down was enough to clear my head and calm myself down enough to sleep. It was so relaxing when I didn't have to worry about forgetting ideas and I soon started carrying a notebook with me wherever I went, so I could capture all my thoughts on the go too. If you’re feeling stressed about your life and all the things you have to do, this episode is designed to empty your head of all the things that are stressing you out, jog your memory and start a useful new habit. Let’s get started…