Do you find it harder to wake up or harder to go to bed? Hmmmm.
6 Ways We Sabatoge Our Sleep:
Not Getting In The Bed. This may seem obvious, but seriously, we can't go to sleep if we don't get in the bed. It's time to get up from the sofa, turn the lights off in the kitchen, shut down the laptop, or leave the park and go on home. Get in the bed.
Overstimulating Ourselves. It is amazing how important catching up on emails, returning calls, sending text messages, and even paying our bills become so urgent right before bed. Who can sleep well with all that activity going on? No one.
Eating Too Late. Eating right before bed is like eating ice cream, pizza, and fries right before getting on that twisty-turny roller coaster at the amusement park. It may not turn out well for you, or the person next to you.
The Spot On The Floor. You ever notice a spill on the kitchen floor right before bed and next thing you know you've single-handedly cleaned up your entire residence in less than 2 hours? Nice work - except now you're short two hours of sleep. Next time just clean only the one spot or step over it and shut the lights off.
Sedentary Days. How tired can we possibly be when we are relatively inactive all day long? If the day looks like moving from the bed to the chair to the sofa and back to the chair, that may not be enough for the body to say "whew! I can't wait to get in my bed!" It may actually think its been in there all day. Adding some activity like walking, dancing, or strength training can definitely help.
Living Tomorrow Today. Do you ever do a mental dress rehearsal - with you playing all the lead and supporting roles - of the "show" you plan on having with your boss or colleagues the next day? This generally happens when you are anticipating an unpleasant meeting or you are going to bring some issue to the table. Let it go until the morning. You don't want to accept the office Emmy with bags under your eyes. Go to sleep.
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