We can stop breathing when we want to. We can also “tell” our body to do what we want such as moving, holding, typing, etc. So why can’t we just “tell” our brain to go to sleep immediately instead of having to wait for it to fall asleep.
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A lot of things have to happen for our bodies to be “prepped” for proper sleep. Although this is made harder to explain because some people can just “konk out” so to speak. My sister can lay down and be sleeping within 15 minutes in the middle of the day after a full night’s rest the night before.
I guess the best answer is that it is involuntary, and the best you can do to influence it is to prep yourself for sleep (dark, cold room/no distracting sounds/etc.)
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