health
February 18, 2026
I tried the latest sleep trick – and my husband and I were up all night
Cognitive shuffling is apparently the remedy for a spinning mind at 3am. But it made me question all my choices
TL;DR
- Dr. Amir Khan's 'cognitive shuffling' hack aims to help people fall back asleep after waking at 3 am.
- The technique involves choosing a neutral word and then thinking of objects that start with each letter of that word.
- The author's attempt to use the hack with her husband resulted in a disagreement over his chosen word, 'mound,' leading to them staying awake all night.
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