Even though SLEEP comes after EAT and MOVE on the COR-4 schedule, that doesn’t mean that sleep is any less important. It’s just that our approach to sleep will be different compared to our other lifestyle pillars.
While we can force ourselves to do some things using pure willpower, we can’t force ourselves to go to sleep. This is why sleep can be so frustrating and difficult to fix.
The good news is that learning how to sleep again is a matter of following the same recipe for lifestyle change that we’ve been using—managing our environment and performing small, consistent action steps.
So, put on your PJ’s, grab a warm glass of milk, and we’ll read a bedtime story together about how to get a good night’s sleep.
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