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What seems to affect me the most is the time I go to sleep. If I do get to sleep before 11 I generally feel very refreshed. Sleeping the same number (I assume,

What seems to affect me the most is the time I go to sleep. If I do get to sleep before 11 I generally feel very refreshed. Sleeping the same number (I assume, ignoring interruptions I don't remember) of hours but beginning 12, or later, end up with me feeling groggy for the morning. The older I get, the earlier I am starting to feel tired, and the earlier I want to wake. I have friends who are very much the opposite, so we are definitely not all wired the same.

shadeless 11y ago
Funny, my grandmother used to say that one hour of sleep before midnight is worth two hours after midnight. I'm not sure if it's placebo but I found it to be true for me.
- mlvljr 11y ago
  Was looking for this comment (smth I read about, too, in a yoga book, I think) :)
agumonkey 11y ago
To me there's also the morning factor. Waking up after 8 makes me feel late and wasteful, even if I slept long and well.
- darkhorn 11y ago
  Humans need to sleep in dark.
  - aswanson 11y ago
    Even artificial light is bad; I can't sleep with the TV on and prefer complete darkness.
    - matwood 11y ago
      Best thing I ever did for my sleep was to cover my eyes. An eye mask is fine, but I just have a really soft pillow I lay over my eyes and top of my head. As a teenager I worked overnights in the summer (10pm-8am), and I learned early on that no light equals good sleep.
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  - agumonkey 11y ago
    what about noise ?
codingdave 11y ago
Same here - I go to bed at 8, when my kids do. Probably asleep by 9-9:30 depending on how long I read/whatever before actually sleeping. I am up before 5 AM to have some time to myself and by the time most people get rolling for the day, I've already accomplished quite a bit. Sure, I don't do much in the evenings, but I am awake as much as anyone else, and feel better with this timing.
- mreiland 11y ago
  This is what I like to do for the exact same reasons. I get some alone time and I've found I enjoy studying various things during this time. My issue is always that I find it hard to keep a straight sleep schedule. Even when I was young I was like that, it's like my circadian rhythm is longer than 24 hours and I have to force it to reset. sucks, but when I'm able to get up early I love it.

shadeless 11y ago

Funny, my grandmother used to say that one hour of sleep before midnight is worth two hours after midnight. I'm not sure if it's placebo but I found it to be true for me.

mlvljr 11y ago
Was looking for this comment (smth I read about, too, in a yoga book, I think) :)

agumonkey 11y ago

To me there's also the morning factor. Waking up after 8 makes me feel late and wasteful, even if I slept long and well.

darkhorn 11y ago
Humans need to sleep in dark.
- aswanson 11y ago
  Even artificial light is bad; I can't sleep with the TV on and prefer complete darkness.
  - matwood 11y ago
    Best thing I ever did for my sleep was to cover my eyes. An eye mask is fine, but I just have a really soft pillow I lay over my eyes and top of my head. As a teenager I worked overnights in the summer (10pm-8am), and I learned early on that no light equals good sleep.
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- agumonkey 11y ago
  what about noise ?

codingdave 11y ago

Same here - I go to bed at 8, when my kids do. Probably asleep by 9-9:30 depending on how long I read/whatever before actually sleeping. I am up before 5 AM to have some time to myself and by the time most people get rolling for the day, I've already accomplished quite a bit. Sure, I don't do much in the evenings, but I am awake as much as anyone else, and feel better with this timing.

mreiland 11y ago
This is what I like to do for the exact same reasons. I get some alone time and I've found I enjoy studying various things during this time. My issue is always that I find it hard to keep a straight sleep schedule. Even when I was young I was like that, it's like my circadian rhythm is longer than 24 hours and I have to force it to reset. sucks, but when I'm able to get up early I love it.