• benderation@lemmy.zip
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    17 hours ago

    It’s a lot easier than people think, in my opinion.

    Light is the main thing that sets your circadian rhythms. If you want to sleep at 10 PM, turn off the lights around that time. Fully dark. No phone. Maybe even blackout curtains. Better if it’s every single night, including weekends.

    Listen to music or a podcast if you’re bored laying in the dark. But no light after the time you want to sleep.

    You won’t fall asleep at 10 the first night. Or the second night. But it’ll slowly get earlier and earlier every night.

    I’ve done this many times. When I worked early mornings, I easily adjusted to falling asleep at 8PM by shutting off all lights consistently every night around 7:45.

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      16 hours ago

      I’ve been sleeping at 9pm and waking up at 8am fairly consistently for several months now. Still waiting on that elusive 6am wake up time.

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      14 hours ago

      Yeah. I used to be a night owl and then became a meth addict (whoops) and didn’t sleep much at all for a while. When I got sober, reclaiming my sleep was the first thing I did. Proper sleep hygiene is all. Hide any clocks in your room. Go to bed at 10. Set an alarm for 6am for a few months. When you start waking up at 5:58, you can stop using the alarm. You can use the extra 2 minutes you’ve gained to wonder who the hell you are now.

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    20 hours ago

    Get a job with consistent hours that suit that kind of sleeping schedule.

    Or do what I did, and find a job with hours they already fit your sleep habits. You can still stay up all night go to bed at 5 am every day, when your shift starts at 2! :D

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    15 hours ago

    Work so fucking hard during the day, to utter exhaustion , every muscle in your body is trembling from overexertion & your brain is exhausted too. You finally get home, take a shower, and as soon as your head hits the pillow you are OUT. You will sleep DEEPLY and wake up refreshed and ready to do it all over again.

    Ask me how I know 😜

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    22 hours ago

    maintain a routine. Actually get up when your first alarm sounds. Do real physical activity during the day (every day, but less on off days is ok). Don’t consume stimulants within 8 hours of bedtime. Don’t consume too much depressants (this includes alcohol). DO NOT TAKE A SCREEN TO BED WITH YOU.

    Hit most of these and you should be ok. If you’re doing all of them and it still isn’t working, maybe see a doctor.

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    18 hours ago

    I need to get to work at 7:30a. I used to complain about it, but eventually I got used to winding down at 9:30p and going to bed by 10.

    Set my alarm, get up early and go to work.

    It sucked at first, but you get used to it.

    Also, I have a big cup of coffee in the morning, that helps.

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    19 hours ago

    Why would you want to? No reason to work against yourself. Learn your body rhythm and try to create a life that supports it.

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    20 hours ago

    The funny thing is that if everything is going okayish in your life, you can become one of these people by going to bed at 10 and waking up at 6. I’m willing to bet your life is not going okayish, though

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    Lol bruh I wake up at 530 so my commute is an hour rather than an hour and a half. Only reason

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    2 days ago

    For those actually wanting to do it: you start with the morning, not with the bed time. Regardless of when you go to sleep, gotta force yourself up a the time you want to wake. By the time 10p rolls around, now you’re ready for sleep. But you’re gonna start off with a very sleepy day.

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      2 days ago

      Wake up on time no matter what, no naps, and follow good bed time hygiene (caffeine, screens, temperature, etc). It will take some time but your body will adjust.