best tips for quieting a racing mind at night?

recently tried to write (by hand) things down to clear out my mind but it had the opposite effect (created new ideas)

Tbh I meditate but still have to have the pen and paper to write down and remove it from my racing mind so I can get back to focussing. Stuff just pops up as soon as you start to quiet yer mind. Don’t knock the good ideas popping up it’s great! Once you’ve trained your mind to get back on track a few times it gets easier and quicker to get quiet again.