The main argument made by Maria Konnikova in her piece, "Why Can't We Fall Asleep" is that people have trouble sleeping because of when they go to bed and how they choose to go to bed. More specifically, Konnikova argues that certain environmental discrepancies can upset our body's circadian clocks, hence preventing us from falling asleep. She writes, "Her research tracks how multiple individual differences in our environment affect our circadian rhythms and our ability to fall asleep easily and soundly". This indicates that individuals need to participate in certain behaviors that avoid knocking off our circadian clocks. Konnikova refers to these behaviors as sleep hygiene. She reveals that sleep hygiene is a key factor in sleeping better.
