Something You Should Know

Stop Trying So Hard to Sleep & Why New Things Are So Hard to Resist

September 21, 2026·49 min·5-min readsoloself improvement
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Sleep is a self-regulating biological process that doesn’t require constant monitoring or optimization, and our cultural obsession with novelty drives unnecessary consumption that harms well-being. Trusting your body’s natural rhythms and resisting the allure of the new can lead to deeper

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Stephanie Romiszewski

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People

Stephanie RomiszewskiEric Athas

Books

Think Less, Sleep Moreby Stephanie RomiszewskiSaying No to Newby Eric Athas

Companies

Monarch

Topics

AnxietyHabitsMental HealthProductivitySelf ImprovementSleep

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