Today went well. I overslept by an hour because I had forgotten to set my alarm back to 6:00 a.m. after waking up later over the weekend. The good news is when I woke up I was wide awake within 10 minutes.
My naps went without a hitch for the most part. I felt good all day, however I had an unusually difficult time getting up from my first two naps (on my last one I snoozed for an extra 15 min). Up until now, I have been giving myself 23-25 minutes for my naps. Since I’ve been getting better at falling asleep quickly, I am wondering if I a now sleeping too long which is leaving me grogy when wake up. So for my thrid nap, I set my timer for 19 minutes. The result? … I woke up much more awake and alert compared to my longer naps. From now on I will try to keep my naps to 20 minutes and see if it continues to have a positive effect.
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Notes:
One of the greatest benefits of this schedule is never wasting time lying in bed trying to sleep when I’m not tired. You know the nights when you desperately want to be totally rested for a big event the next day but just can’t seem to fall asleep? Never again! I expect the worst case to be
Not only have I learned to use certain tactics and tools to fall asleep quickly, but my body and mind have gotten very good at winding down with out thinking about it.