The mind can attend to four major events at a time. It doesn't have an endless ability to pay attention so it selects the most significant or most important. When we try to go to sleep, our mind is worried about losing those things and can have trouble settling down. Imagine you're in charge of the flight tower at the airport. Imagine your task list is airplanes. You can only attend to so many planes.

<p>The mind can attend to four major events at a time. It doesn't have an endless ability to pay attention so it selects the most significant or most important. When we try to go to sleep, our mind is worried about losing those things and can have trouble settling down. Imagine you're in charge of the flight tower at the airport. Imagine your task list is airplanes. You can only attend to so many planes.</p>

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The mind can attend to four major events at a time. It doesn't have an endless ability to pay attention so it selects the most significant or most important. When we try to go to sleep, our mind is worried about losing those things and can have...

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