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Getting a good night’s rest has taken on a lot more importance in recent days. From Arianna Huffington’s book on The Sleep Revolution, to Matthew Walker’s Why We Sleep, no longer are the days where we ‘pull all-nighters’ and marvel at the other person’s ability to get things done or admire those that work in fields with long hours of no sleep (truck drivers, doctors).
Sleep, and getting really good sleep, is a game changer — don’t believe me? Get a good night’s rest and compare that to a day where that previous night, you tossed and turned, stayed up late watching Netflix and hit the snooze button multiple times before begrudgingly getting out of bed.
I used to be one of those people that stayed up late working. That was my time of productivity, but I also felt like my days were half gone when I ended up sleeping in to make up for the late night. Like many things in life, I decided to experiment and try waking up earlier, which mean that I should be sleeping earlier as well. After a year of experimenting, I’d like to share some of my findings:
No food or drinks after 6 PM
I read about one CEO who has an interesting routine — no food or drinks after 4 PM, no blue light after 6 PM, in bed by 8 PM. He is someone who maximizes and optimizes his sleep routine and it’s something for you to…
