I must have noise to go along with going to sleep. Usually thats an audio book or long-form video essay type YouTube videos. I wear one earbud to bed if I’m sleeping at night with my girlfriend or just blare it from the TV if I’m sleeping alone during the day (rotating shift). I feel like when I don’t have engaging audio and I’m trying to sleep I can’t quiet my mind enough to sleep. A fan or random ambient noise isn’t enough for me.
Yes. I have a list of YouTube channels that make content suitable for me to sleep to.
English isn’t my mother language so I think it’s easier to me to pay attention when I want to but just turn off my brain when I feel like it’s time to sleep