• funkajunk@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Some easy things to implement:

    • Get at least 30-60 minutes of sunshine/natural light a day
    • Get 30 minutes of exercise daily (even if it’s just a walk)
    • Hydrate

    What the meme is referring to is actually called Circadian rhythm, it’s the different stages of sleep that is referred to as the sleep cycle. In a nutshell, you usually go from lightest sleep, to deepest, then back again every ~90 minutes.

    If you respect this cycle, you will be able to retrain your circadian rhythm fairly easily.

    Your brain is flooded with the chemicals that make you feel “tired” during the deep part of sleep, so if you use a traditional alarm clock and get woken up at that time you’re going to feel like shit.

    Either wake up “naturally” (no alarm), or you can use one of those sunrise alarm clocks that emulate the light from the rising sun in your room and allows your brain to “warm boot” vs a jarring “cold boot”.

    This clock seems to be popular, but you get the idea: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074NB5TNW

    Source: insomniac for many years. Trust me, bro. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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      1 year ago

      Great advice! There is also the possibility that you’re just a night person someone may just be a night person. There’s a syndrome called Delayed Phase Sleep Syndrome which is a fancy way of saying your body prefers to sleep during the day and be active at night. If we didn’t live in a society that operates mostly during the day it wouldn’t be a problem, but that’s not how it works. There are people who I’ve worked nights with who I swear had this. They were happier and healthier on nights, they wanted to work nights. If that’s you, maybe look for a night shift job.

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      1 year ago

      What about going out at night? Serious question, as I tried to fix my sleep cycle but failed because of weekends with friends staying up until late, or my kids waking me up in the middle of the night.