Last night I got 3.5 hours of sleep.
This is the least amount of sleep I've had in probably over a year and as someone who consistently gets 7-8, it's payback time.
There is a sleep debt that must be paid so that I can bring full energy into tomorrow.
Matthew Walker and James Maas are sleep researchers I've learned a ton from over the years, which led me to taking it more seriously.
Good sleep restores our body and mind, and sets us up for long term health.
According to James Maas, the average adult needs 7.5 to 9 hours of sleep each night.
Do you know your Personal Sleep Quotient?
Check out this Power Acronym you can find in James’ book Sleep For Success.
Power Acronym 157: P.S.Q.
Personal
Sleep
Quotient
To discover what the right amount of sleep you need, James says to commit to sleeping without an alarm to wake you up.
He says that if you wake up and ready for the day, you had enough sleep.
If you wake up groggy and tired, to add 15 minutes next time until you can wake up with a sense of alertness.
That's when you know you've dialed in your P.S.Q.
Other sleep tips for optimizing sleep include:
Consistency: in bed / asleep the same amount each night.
Get your sleep in one uninterrupted time (not 7 one hour naps).
Dark room.
Colder temperature between 65-69 degrees.
No electronic at least one hour before bed. (Currently breaking this rule 😫)
I'll update this post with more sleep hacks soon.
Until then,
Zzzzzzzz
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