How do I sleep late, wake up early, and fresh? If I don’t get enough sleep I feel lethargic.
You answered your own question. “If I don’t get enough sleep, I feel lethargic.” So the answer is get enough sleep. I struggled for years, when my kids were little, I had two little kids, a home, a husband and a job. I didn’t get enough sleep, and was always getting colds and flu, I had no endurance, I had to struggle to get things done, both on the job and at home.. it was no fun. When I get at least 7.5 hours of sleep a night, I am in better humor, I get things done quicker and easier, I feel healthier and more relaxed.You’ve already figured out that if you don’t get enough sleep, you don’t feel your best. So the answer is get enough sleep every night, hopefully at the same time every night, even on weekends. if you get up at the same time, even on weekends, Monday morning doesn’t seem so bad. What makes Monday so bad is sleeping in on the weekends. it screws up your sleep hygiene.
Why do I go to sleep late and wake up early?
It has nothing to do with school because I don t have school anymore and some time has past to where I can go to sleep like at 12-5 and wake up at 12pm (normal for me) now i go to be like around 12-2am but I wake up early from 3am to 9am and I don t take naps during the day. I don t feel tired either, I try going back to sleep when I wake up but it never seems to work. This is so random and it s annoying, it doesn t seem like I feel as if im losing sleep, but I want to get back to sleeping about 7+ hours of sleep.
How come when I sleep late I wake up early, but when I sleep early I wake up late?
It may have to do with activities before sleep, such as drinking.You’ve merely correlated late/early & and early/late. This occurrence is more likely due to sleep phases. In other words, you’ve been going to bed late, and waking up after the end of a phase—which just happened to be earlier than the opposite. And when sleeping early, you’re able to fit in another phase.I can guess that you’re waking up early, when you’ve gotten about 6 or 7.5 hours of sleep (plus 14 to fall asleep). And then when you’re sleeping early, you’re getting either 7.5 or 9 hours (plus 14 to fall asleep). Note, sleep phases are roughly every 90 min. Try experimenting for yourself with sleepyti.me calculator.Valuable further reading from Supermemo (sleep research) here: Good sleep, good learning, good life
I want to wake up early?
On weekends and holidays I stay up late playing video games with my friends. I really wanna wake up early (which for me would be like 9-10) but I stay up so late that I can t, no matter what I do. I find it really hard to get off my pc and go to sleep when my friends are playing. They encourage me to play with them and I can t say no. How do I get off the computer and go to bed, without dragging it out by watching videos for 15 minutes here and there, because it turns in to more than an hour most of the time. To recap: I want to go to bed earlier on weekends/holidays. I stay up late playing games on my pc with my friends, and I have problems being the first to leave. When I do leave, it takes me quite a long time before I actually go to sleep, because I watch videos, chat on my phone etc, which turns in to an hour wasted. Help!!!!!!
Waking up really early and can't go back to sleep...WHAT TO DO?
I have this problem for about a week now. I usually go to bed around midnight, and I have no problems to fall asleep quickly, but I wake up around 5:30 AM for no apparent reason (really early) and then can't go back to sleep! And I noticed that I always wake up after dreaming, or having dreams. I sometimes wake up before this time but I fall asleep quickly, but overall seems like I can't get more than 5.5 hours of sleep naturally no matter what So I sleep only 5 hours and 30 minutes on average, while before I was sleeping 6-7, which isn't much less, but it would mean if I could sleep only 30 minutes more, as I am refreshed but not TOO refreshed as I wake up early. How to manage not to wake up early, or that if I wake up again go to sleep again? Is my 6-7 hours of sleeping LOST forever? Do I have a brain damage maybe? I'm 21 btw
I can't hear my alarm clock. Sometimes I need to wake up early so I set my alarm, but I can't hear it. Sleeping early can be an option but sometimes I need to sleep less than 4 hours so I can study for my exam more. I can't even hear my alarm clocks when there is more than one. What can I do?
I read something really interesting the other day. It's more about falling asleep than waking up, but I'll tackle that point next.Read this: Mindfulness meditation the key to better sleep.Apparently, working on calming yourself down after a long day through meditation is more beneficial for sleep quality than changing around your bed time routine. That means above all else, you should try meditating just a few minutes a day, every day. It's better to alleviate the insomnia than force your body out of the bed before it wants to go.On waking up:Through my own experience I've found there are four triggers to waking up in the morning: sound, sight, heat and touch. The conventional alarm only touches on one.When I used to wake up with sound, I'd sometimes hear the music of my alarm in my dreams for a few minutes before realising what it was. It was strange, because one ear would be mushed into the pillow, so in my dream I'd be wondering why music was only coming from one side of the room.Anyway, I don't think waking up through sound is the best way to do things. I think it's the worst, actually. You should stop doing it that way- it's too jarring, and not comfortable at all. Try waking up through a different trigger. James Graetz is absolutely right- waking up with heat has been my go to method for a while now. I have a small timer that turns on an electric blanket that I sleep on at night. It starts warming me up about 15 minutes before it's time to hop out of bed. As your temperature rises, you'll generally find that you start to sleep more lightly. Even if the heat on its own isn't enough, it'll soften you up enough that any other alarms you have are more likely to push you out of bed. If you've got your settings right, you'll find it practically impossible to fall asleep again after that.You can also wake up with automatic lights, sunlight or a vibrating alarm (fitbit flex). Sunlight is nice, but if you're waking up at the wrong time it's not helpful. It also means you have to keep your windows open, which might let in light at night (not something you want. at all.) Conclusion: Try waking up with heat first. If that's not enough, combine it with your alarm. Or a vibrating alarm clock, if you're hearing impaired. Or an automatic light. Try hitting more than one trigger!
Why am I addicted to going to bed late even though I wake up tired from lack of sleep?
I would say this is extremely common and not a sign of anything wrong. The human mind is always curious and driven to constantly "do stuff" so you stay up, take in entertainment and information and are so engaged you don't want to sleep. The blue light from our many electronic devices also activates receptors at the back of our eyes that stops production of the sleep hormone melatonin making you more alert and less tired. To stop this cycle try to keep your beedroom dark, cool and quiet. Only use your bed for sleeping and sex. No electronic devices.
Why do old people go to bed early?
When I was in my 20s, I was a night-owl. I loved working night shift, would be out late on my days off, and would enjoy sleeping in on the weekends.As I got older, my sleep patterns shifted, and I when I turned 50 they became absurd. My current problem is that I can only sleep for about 4 hours at stretch. I go to bed at whatever time and like clockwork, I wake up exactly 4 hours later, and then it takes 2–4 hours for me to get tired again and be able to get back to sleep. And this is a common problem with people my age.The problem is I'm not retired, so I have to be up at 6:30am for work. So I go to bed usually around 10pm, I'm up at 2am, back to bed maybe around 4am, and up again at 6:30. Some days I can't get back to sleep until 5am and that really kills my energy for the day.I’ve been through sleep studies, have taken sleep aides and melatonin as well as prescription medications. I have blackout curtains, no light in the bedroom, experimented with dozens of pillows and switched mattresses. You name it, I've done it - nothing works. This is just my new reality now.So if I couldn't get back to sleep the night before, or I have a sleep deficit, the only way to catch up is to go to bed early. The other day, I went to bed at 7:30pm, shaking my head the whole way while my younger wife is poking fun at me for being old. It sucks. Some days, I try to take a power nap during the day (20–40 minutes).Im just hoping it doesn't get worse. Some of my retired friends are on complete 4 or 6 hour cycles through the whole day. They go to bed 3 or 4 times a day for a few hours at a time. Having been energetic and athletic in their younger years, this certainly takes some getting used to.If you think life is tough when you're in your 20s, hang on your hat. This kind of stuff is just the tip of the iceberg.