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Re: Getting to bed early makes for great days

2005-01-14T14:09:34+00:00

Hmm…I’ve never noticed that (though I have a dearth of recent experimental data for ‘in bed before 10 pm’ in any case!) but what I’ve always noticed is that sleeping in too late is the pits. It can give me migraines, and even if it doesn’t, I feel sluggish and bleary, sort of like I’m coming down with something, all day.

It is also worth noting that while alarm clocks give me a pain, I am not very good at waking up without them :)

Getting to bed early makes for great days

2005-01-11T23:53:34+00:00

At 2:08AM, I’ll contradict myself by saying that I’ve been forcing myself to bed by 10PM—12 at the latest. My productivity at work had been suffering due to staying up way too late.

I’ve noticed that every time I get to bed by 10PM, I have a great day the next day. I can wake up without the stress of an alarm clock, have a leisurely breakfast, and then spend the entire day with a clear mind—and all the benefits that come with it.

Nighttime is the right time

2005-01-10T10:53:02+00:00

You’ll have to be careful about that. I’m the same way: left to my own devices, I tend to shift to an almost nocturnal cycle, sleeping during the day and waking at night. You don’t even realize it’s happening. You just go to bed later and later and before you know it, you can’t remember the last time you slept when the sun wasn’t up.

It doesn’t make for restful sleep, either. Unless you’ve got nice big heavy curtains and earplugs, sleeping during the day just isn’t the same as sleeping at night.

These days I try to force myself into bed before midnight, but even so I still end up reading until two or three in the morning more often than not. I know what you mean, though. I love that time late at night when it feels like I’m the only person in the world still awake. Somehow, without it, the day just doesn’t seem finished.