I’ve recently learned that consistency of going to bed and waking up at the same time matters more for long term health than sleep duration. I used to obsess about getting 8 hours but go to bed at various times between 10pm-1am and I’d never set an alarm on the weekend. Since doing a consistent 9:30pm-7am my health and energy has improved tremendously in the last 2 months. I’m already starting to wake up before my alarm. I highly recommend trying this if you haven’t already.
I can very easily plot how good I feel on any given day against how consistent my sleep/wakeup times for the last week have been.
If I know I fell asleep at midnight, and woke up at 8am every day for the last week straight, damn will I feel energized today. But if I know last night I got to bed late, then went on my phone, and hit snooze on my alarm, yup I 100% deserve the grog and demotivation I have today.
I’ve recently learned that consistency of going to bed and waking up at the same time matters more for long term health than sleep duration. I used to obsess about getting 8 hours but go to bed at various times between 10pm-1am and I’d never set an alarm on the weekend. Since doing a consistent 9:30pm-7am my health and energy has improved tremendously in the last 2 months. I’m already starting to wake up before my alarm. I highly recommend trying this if you haven’t already.
I can very easily plot how good I feel on any given day against how consistent my sleep/wakeup times for the last week have been.
If I know I fell asleep at midnight, and woke up at 8am every day for the last week straight, damn will I feel energized today. But if I know last night I got to bed late, then went on my phone, and hit snooze on my alarm, yup I 100% deserve the grog and demotivation I have today.