Whilst I feel groggy every morning, I notice that I operate better when I don’t oversleep, if I stay up late and get up somewhat early, let’s say maybe 6 hours sleep, why is this? They say people need 7 / 8 hours of adequate sleep for good health.
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It’s best to sleep in cycles of approx 90 minutes each; if you wake up in the middle of a cycle you will feel unrested. So, you might feel surprised at feeling rested after 6hrs if you were expecting 7.5 or 9.
It takes approx 10-20 minutes to fall asleep, so give yourself that extra time. Also, having a wind-down routine will help a lot, such as no caffeine close to going to bed and not being on your phone in bed, like I am now! Lol
Train your brain to see your bed as only for sleep, so if you wake up in the middle of the night and can’t get back asleep, get out of bed and do a mentally undemanding activity before getting back into your bed.
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