> Then I found sleep restriction. Get up when the alarm rings, no naps? Ed: Ah, I see - mechanism is basically that - but the addition of not going to bed "to

> Then I found sleep restriction. Get up when the alarm rings, no naps? Ed: Ah, I see - mechanism is basically that - but the addition of not going to bed "too early" (compared to when you plan to get up): > Some sleep-restriction methods involve shortening a person’s time in bed to the average amount that they actually sleep per night. Other methods delay a person’s bedtime.” For example, If a person objectively sleeps for 5.5 hours, the experts allow the person to be in bed only for six hours. A preliminary lab study in which participants delayed their regular bedtime by two hours showed that such sleep restriction can reduce the number of arousals during REM.