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.
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.
11 hours of sleep a night sounds like heaven
I often wonder if it’s worth being better rested at the expense of losing so many wakeful hours.
Yeah that’s why I barely get 6 hours a night
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.
does being a night owl make me more susceptible to becoming a meth addict?
Get a kid between 1-4 years old
Get a newborn and you won’t have to worry about sleeping at all!
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
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 😜
It requires melatonin and a bunch of alarms.
Source: me
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.
Usually I will use a screen in bed, it helps me get to s
oh no chuck norris got to him before he could finish his sentence 😞
Turn 50.
Well done for making it to 10 😉
Only occasionally :)
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Simple: exhaust yourself enough over several days until you do that naturally.
Or just age
-old man
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.
I go to bed at 10, get up at 2, watch TV for an hour, go back to bed and get up at 8-830
Why would you want to? No reason to work against yourself. Learn your body rhythm and try to create a life that supports it.
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
You get old
I sleep for longer and get tired quicker but the schedule has never been regular. So not really
For some people though
Lol bruh I wake up at 530 so my commute is an hour rather than an hour and a half. Only reason
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.
Exaxtly. I similarly feel that keeping a regular wakeup time is more effective than going to bed at a regular time.
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.
Plus it helps to meditate before sleeping as it’ll increase the sleepiness before hitting the bed