One day I realized I found it easy to doze when people were talking around me (not to me!). I further realized that because I think verbally (as in my thoughts

One day I realized I found it easy to doze when people were talking around me (not to me!). I further realized that because I think verbally (as in my thoughts are just me "talking" to myself) all inner monologue stops when I'm listening to speech. So for the past several years I've listened to podcasts and audiobooks while falling asleep and my typical time to sleep is down from probably 30-40 minutes to 5-10 - one of the best things I ever figured out. Is this going to be a universal thing? No. It's just how my brain works :-)