{"id":63098,"date":"2026-01-12T12:57:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T01:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=63098"},"modified":"2026-01-12T12:57:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T01:57:30","slug":"new-research-explains-why-some-minds-stay-awake-at-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=63098","title":{"rendered":"New research explains why some minds stay awake at night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Why_Some_Minds_Stay_Awake.png\" alt=\"why some minds stay awake\" width=\"380\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Why_Some_Minds_Stay_Awake.png 380w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Why_Some_Minds_Stay_Awake-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insomnia keeps your mind in daytime problem-solving mode at night, which prevents the natural mental drift that helps you fall asleep<\/li>\n<li>New research shows that people with insomnia have weaker circadian signals, making it harder for the brain to shift from alert thinking into the dream-like patterns that support rest<\/li>\n<li>Sequential thinking stays elevated at night in insomniacs, creating racing thoughts and mental loops that make it difficult to unwind<\/li>\n<li>Strengthening your circadian rhythm through morning light exposure, dim evening lighting, and consistent nighttime cues helps your brain recognize when to power down<\/li>\n<li>Simple practices such as cognitive shuffling, sensory-based grounding during nighttime awakenings, and daily movement \u2014 especially walking \u2014 support a clearer day-night contrast and more restorative sleep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nexusnewsfeed.com\/article\/health-healing\/new-research-explains-why-some-minds-stay-awake-at-night\/\">https:\/\/nexusnewsfeed.com\/article\/health-healing\/new-research-explains-why-some-minds-stay-awake-at-night\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Insomnia keeps your mind in daytime problem-solving mode at night, which prevents the natural mental drift that helps you fall asleep New research shows that people with insomnia have weaker circadian signals, making it harder for the brain to shift from alert thinking into the dream-like patterns that support rest Sequential thinking stays elevated at &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=63098\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New research explains why some minds stay awake at night&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63098"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63100,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63098\/revisions\/63100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}