Why does counting sheep supposedly help us sleep?
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Why does counting sheep supposedly help us sleep?
You're lying in bed, eyes closed, brain absolutely refusing to shut up. Someone suggests, "Just count sheep!" You picture fluffy white sheep hopping over a fence, one by one. But wait—why sheep? Why counting? And does it actually work?
The sheep-counting trick is really old—it goes back at least to the 1800s, probably earlier. The idea is simple: give your racing brain something boring and repetitive to focus on, so it stops worrying about tomorrow's test or replaying that awkward thing you said at lunch.
