Why do we sometimes struggle to fall asleep even when exhausted? I recently gave a lecture at the University of Ottawa’s sleep laboratory, led by Dr. Rebecca Robillard, exploring the cognitive and neural processes involved in falling asleep, and how the cognitive shuffle taps into them. The lecture introduces somnolent information-processing (SIP) theory, which seeks
By Sunday 2026-10-11, I will publish here A link to a YouTube recording of this talk A link to my slides
On Reddit. I use two different apps, one is called Brainwaves, it uses frequencies to help you sleep. Sometimes it helps…. If it doesn’t [I] use mySleepButton, it’s strange, but it says random things for 20 minutes and I’m usually out before it ends.
iOS 26 and iPad OS 26 introduced bugs which could cause mySleepButton packs to fail to load. To the right of packs on the Packs screen some users saw “Failed. Tap To retry.” mySleepButton 1.12 released earlier this month fixed this problem.
Our software company is called CogSci Apps for a reason: our software is designed with cognitive science in mind. Following Donald Schön, we recognize that one cannot directly infer engineering (or psychotherapy) from science—but one can design better systems by using science as a guiding resource. So it is that our two apps are based
– I use an app called mySleepButton. This app has completely solved my issue with falling asleep. My mind would constantly be thinking of everything while I’m supposed to be winding down for sleep. The app says items or situations to picture in your mind. If your brain focuses on just producing that image, and
That [cognitive shuffling concept] is absolutely brilliant. I’ve never heard of that term. Exactly it! Sometimes I will just go through the alphabet with random words rather than a specific category which sounds a little bit more like cognitive shuffling. r/lifehack
I’m currently writing an article for Hookmark’s blog about using AI to summarize and assess knowledge resources—papers, books, videos, and more—using an Analytical Notes Template included with Hookmark.
“I just wanted to express how amazing your app is! It’s the only one that consistently helps me fall asleep quickly” (23 Sept 2025)
🧘♂️ BSBM+: A New Advanced Multi-Anchor Meditation Technique If you’re familiar with my work on the cognitive shuffle and other cognitive techniques for improving sleep and emotional regulation, you might be interested in my updates to the new meditation method I’ve developed. It’s now called BSBM+. The “+” is for the optional unstructured meditation that
