This is a common question, it deserves a sticky thread. flight is correct, "trying to sleep" is ineffective and produces more insomnia. Simply try to relax completely, mentally and physically, releasing all physical tension from mind and body. Enjoy this relaxed state, and don't look for anything else besides this restful drifting place. If you do this nature will take over and you will sleep. This takes practice, diligence, and determination, as tension can hide in very tricky unexpected places: only you can find them all. It also takes concentration to keep your mind relaxed for the period it takes for you to fall asleep, (but it has to be "soft" concentration).
For me, other than the usual places (jaw), I found that I held tension in my eyes, trying to "look" at my eyelids. I also sometimes have a "clenched mind" feeling when I can't fall asleep: recognizing that and releasing it is key.
Falling asleep when not very drowsy is basically meditation, in the sense that you want to let all thoughts flow right through you: acknowledge them and let them go by. The difference is that the aim is not mindfulness, but total relaxation into sleep, so you don't want to "hold on" to awareness (unless you're trying to WILD, where you're trying to aim for that tiny target that sits somewhere on the shifting border between unconscious sleep and awake awareness)
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