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Function, Hallucination, and More. Medically reviewed by Debra Rose Wilson, Ph. Medically reviewed by Alana Biggers, MD. Plus 18 Tips for Better Sleep. When I need to be up earlier, I work backwards with my bedtime so that I consistently keep those seven and a half hours reserved for sleep.
It fluctuates. I wish I were as disciplined about going to bed as I am about waking up by am. I try to go to bed by pm each night. I feel like crap if I go to bed any later. Realistically, I go to sleep more often by pm because I get sucked into returning emails for work or reading about something on Facebook or re-writing these answers for you.
I think about bed at pm, and hopefully lights are out by pm. Never after midnight unless work has kept me up.
I try to go to bed by pm at the latest. I take at least half an hour to wind down with no electronics before bed. I love mystery novels and find it soothing to read for a bit before going to sleep. I shut everything down at pm and start making my way through my nighttime routine. I try to be in bed by pm. I need a full eight hours to be totally functional. Six hours seems to work well for me. So, I watch my late-night talk shows for a few laughs, go to bed around midnight, and wake up at am well, am, to be exact.
It is lights out anywhere from pm to pm. The flipside to being a morning person is that I am usually asleep before pm. Strangely, I have no problem staying awake, which could be an after-effect of adventure racing and mountaineering my soldier friends have the same capacity.
But I prefer to sleep before I am groggy with need, so an early-ish bedtime is definitely preferred. Between pm and midnight depending on if I am binge-watching a series on Amazon Prime or Netflix. At the same time I am also scanning about fifty curated sites on Flipboard for articles to give me ideas for new products and businesses or to get a sense of how the public may feel about one issue or another.
Articles that I find useful professionally are then emailed to a team of people I rely on around the world to get them thinking. I also use Flipboard to stay abreast of subject matter that personally interests me. I end the day in much the same way as I started. I use the Echo Dot to go to sleep with a playlist of either classical or new age bedtime music. Starting and ending the day with an Echo Dot shows that we actually live in a circular fashion.
This is the lesson for me: there is no separation in life, only twists and turns that eventually all lead back to the continuum of the circle. My husband likes to go bed earlier, so I usually snuggle with him in our big fancy bed, kiss him goodnight, and then an hour later go to sleep in the other room - the one painted purple to make me happy. If left to my own devices, I love going to bed as early as pm, which most of my friends make fun of me for.
I look forward to quiet mornings so much, before the rest of the world is awake, that I really prioritize what time I go to sleep. I far prefer to sleep, followed by feeling alert and rested in the morning during my reading and meditation. Starting off that way improves the whole tone of the day!
Typically, I go to sleep between and pm. I love reading before I go to bed. Snuggling under the covers with my cats and a good book is the best feeling. Usually around pm. My kids go to bed at pm. The key to waking up early in the morning is going to bed early in the evening! During the summer, with more hours of daylight, I tend to be in bed by pm and asleep by pm. I pass out around pm. I try to go to bed around pm or am.
I go to sleep at pm almost every night of the week. I turn into a pumpkin by pm at the absolute latest. No exceptions. Not true. I am a sleepaholic and like to get between hours of sleep every night. That means I am typically in bed by pm. I am a night owl, so my bedtime is usually around am.
I want to say pm, but that never happens. I like to take some quiet time to read or write in my journal before going to sleep. It varies. I am a huge believer in sleep being an essential ingredient to happiness and health, but I have to be realistic about when I get it. I limit myself to two late bedtimes a week, where I may not get to sleep until midnight. I usually go to bed between pm and am, but I strive to be in bed before midnight.
In Tokyo and Hong Kong, where there was hardly a difference between pm and midnight, I picked up night owl habits just because everyone else seemed to be up late at night. This varies drastically. Usually if this happens I head into the living room and pull out my sketchbook. I find that if I can work out the ideas that are keeping me up, I can convince myself to stop thinking about it and fall asleep.
At pm, same time every night. This is just as important as waking up at the same time every morning. Like I said, the human body wants consistency. That made for some very rough mornings and mid-afternoon productivity dips.
About three years ago this changed suddenly and drastically. I answer emails, catch up on news and social media, and maybe read a few pages of my book before turning off my light around pm. I need to be in my room by pm, hopefully in bed and reading.
Lights out by about pm. I love sleeping. I try to get in bed by pm. I love getting eight hours a night, but when possible, I love getting nine hours a night even more!
On a usual day, after stretching, I get in bed between and pm. When I start to get sleepy I turn it all off and sleep. I am a classic early-to-bed, early-to-rise person, and my patterns are affected by the sunrise and sunset, which I enjoy because it feels primal and natural. During peak business weeks I often go to sleep between pm. I know this is insane, but waking between am allows me to work on projects in the still of the morning without interruption.
I highly recommend it for focusing on certain projects for a set amount of time. The second my littles are in bed, I follow. This is usually somewhere between and pm, hopefully! Ideally, pm or midnight. Life in New York can lead to some late nights when there are events.
I usually go to sleep between and am, but sometimes I stay up a little later working or planning upcoming projects. I used to be a night owl and would spend late nights editing pictures; now I prefer doing this early in the morning, but depending on my week and schedule, I will edit in either the mornings or the evenings. That usually gets it out of my head and quiets the voice. Never early enough. I tend to wake up really early in the morning am seems to be my spot , so I listen to a podcast or something to settle my brain and try to get back to sleep again.
Usually not too long after dark or sometimes even before dark in summer when the days are so long. Usually between pm and midnight. I let my body be the guide.
Backstory: I was a night owl for the longest time. I went to bed sometime between midnight and am for most of my twenties. Lots of factors contributed to this: living in Europe American internet was on fire when I was trying to get to bed ; freelancing from home or coffee shops; and, honestly, having limited self control.
I fix this by using pretty aggressive content blocks on my laptop. I use the Mac app Focus and set it up to block anything vaguely related to social media, entertainment, or news from pm until am and again at regular intervals during the day.
Ironic, huh? On that note, I charge anything with an LCD screen in my living room overnight. The only device I allow myself to have in my bedroom is my Kindle. Even with Focus and f. I have a no-tech-afterpm rule, which forces me to use the time before bed to read and journal instead of staring at Facebook. I wish I went to sleep earlier. I normally go to sleep around pm. I wish it were about pm. I go to bed at pm sharp or at least that is always the goal. I stay away from anything that may interfere with that bedtime.
For example, if I am at a conference and someone schedules a dinner for pm, I will usually politely decline and try to schedule something with that person at a different time during the day. There are exceptions, of course. I might go out with friends. I might have a show. I like to read for a while before falling asleep.
Typically, around am. There are always so many exciting things happening, so it can be difficult to go to sleep! By or pm. I just devoured Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert ; it was deliciously inspiring for the creative and consulting work I do! Typically between pm. I head to bed between pm occasionally later. However, I am looking into how I can start getting hours of sleep a night. I may need to look into shorter versions of my morning in order to find the time.
Any suggestions? I try to get to sleep between pm. So I strive for Naps decrease overall sleep debt, which will reduce the drive to go to sleep. Avoid spending time in bed awake or doing activities in bed like reading or watching television for good sleep hygiene.
As much as possible, try to avoid associating your bed and sleep environment with wakefulness. Lastly, having a consistent wake time and, of course, a consistent bedtime, can help in falling asleep. The amount of sleep we need changes with our age. Determining this is helpful in setting appropriate bedtimes and wake times.
By staying consistent with bedtimes and wake times, maintaining a good sleep environment, sticking to a nighttime routine, and having good sleep hygiene, you can effectively obtain the sleep you need to remain healthy and well-rested.
If you are interested in discovering more about optimal bedtimes according to your age and sleep needs, consult a board-certified sleep medicine physician. Tossing and turning night over night can have a big impact on your quality of life.
Our free guide can help you get the rest you need. Sign up for our newsletter and get it free. Sleep Foundation. White paper: How much sleep do adults need? J Clin Sleep Med. National Sleep Foundation's sleep time duration recommendations: methodology and results summary.
Sleep Health. Vriend J, Corkum P. Clinical management of behavioral insomnia of childhood. Psychol Res Behav Manag. Saddichha S. Diagnosis and treatment of chronic insomnia. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. National Sleep Foundation. Your Privacy Rights. To change or withdraw your consent choices for VerywellHealth. At any time, you can update your settings through the "EU Privacy" link at the bottom of any page. In December, Branson revealed in a blog post that post-dinner, he likes to "retreat to a quiet space" with tea for a social media and email sweep, but makes sure to power down his digital devices before hitting the hay.
I typically need five to six hours sleep to get the most out of my days. He's been known to stay up well past midnight; a New York Times article reported that he would send out emails late into the night, often past 1 a. He would typically have dinner with his wife and daughters at p. Ellevest co-founder and CEO Sallie Krawcheck previously revealed that she heads to bed early so that she can wake up even before the crack of dawn, which she says is the best time to get work done.
I use that time to be with my children, to socialize
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