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You have to actually want to change to make it possible, so that’s the first step. Obvious second is avoiding caffeine anytime after lunch. Third, set an alar
by kimchidude 5y ago
You have to actually want to change to make it possible, so that’s the first step.
Obvious second is avoiding caffeine anytime after lunch.
Third, set an alarm on your phone for 30 minutes before you’d ideally like to be sleeping. When the alarm goes off, get ready for bed and then get into bed.
To get to sleep (tricks someone showed me in uni): turn off all lights so your room is pitch dark. Keep your eyes open as long as you can, even after they feel droopy. ‘Look’ into the darkness. Try to create an Elaborate story in your head with characters and settings. Build gradually on this story night after night. Each niggt you only need to work out a tiny additional detail, like what characters wear or say or do. The story builds slowly and gradually and you’ll start to trigger your brain to get tired through just thinking of the story.
Before long you’ll hopefully be sleeping at your target time.
- thomk 5y agoregarding caffeine, I noticed that if I drink caffeine at any time during the day it has some effect on the quality of my sleep. Removing it completely has made a profound difference in my sleep quality. YMMV.
- kimchidude 5y agoTotally. I probably should have put that in my opening post.
- stevage 5y agoCan also recommend apps like Flux which dim your screen near bedtime and prompt you to go to bed.