a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment by WanderingEng
WanderingEng  ·  1563 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: November 25, 2020

    I have been getting a minimum of 7 hours sleep for the past week.

Eighteen months ago I started going to bed at 9 PM twice a week to be able to get up at 5 and swim before work. My sleep cycle started to adapt to that time, and I find I like it. Sleeping until 5:30 or 6:00 now feels like sleeping in. With work from home, and with no pool swimming right now, I don't set an alarm. My sleep health feels great.

My brother-in-law and I talked about this last Christmas. He has to be at work at 6:00 and doesn't like being rushed in the morning, and he goes to bed at 8 PM gets up at 4 AM. My mom and sister commented that they can't get up that early, and my BIL and I agreed it's time management. Setting a bedtime helps.