Why Reading Before Bed Is a Good Habit

A screen keeps the mind switched on; a book lets it wind down. Readers who swap the phone for a paperback in the last half hour of the day often say they fall asleep faster.

How to start

• Keep one book on the bedside table and nowhere else.
• Choose something you enjoy, not something you think you should read.
• Stop at the end of a chapter, not the middle of one.

Our Self-Development shelf has a few short books that are perfect for this.