Day 526 - Sleep slump - https://golifelog.com/posts/sleep-slump-1654825716715
When sleep is good, everything else just works, in virtuous loops.
When sleep is bad, nothing seems to work out, in vicious cycles.
The vicious cycles goes like this:
Sleep poorly
Energy goes down
Motivation tanks
Sleep even more poorly
x10 spiral downward to hell
I think I'm in a sleep slump.
Like writer's block, but for sleep.
And I'm out of ideas on what to do when sleep goes haywire.
What can one do when sleep goes awry without rhyme or reason?
A few things to do could be to run through a checklist of the usual suspects of poor sleep:
- Health - how's your health recently?
- Exercise - how you been exercising/moving enough?
- Diet - Been eating clean? Or junk?
- Stress - Anything that's stressing you out lately?
- Lifestyle - Any changes to lifestyle, routines, location, external environment?
So what can I do, right now? What's my go-to sleep hack(s) when sleep isn't going well?
My first thought was always: Forget hacks, go back to **sleep fundamentals**.
- Pay back on sleep debt - take 1-2 naps, go to bed earlier
- Wind down properly in evenings
- Thermal comfort at night
- Last food 3h before bed, eat clean
- Drink enough water in the day
- Destress, be less busy
Will try this and report back.
Thanks Asad. Yeah I do most of that, except sleep sounds and cardio (exercise late makes it worse for me). I've been sleep biohacking for almost 2 years now. Are you in the 5am club? You know a lot, should join us and share your knowledge!
Well I know you'll get through it soon. Here's a few other things I find help me with my sleep:
Thanks for letting me know! Here's a fresh one - https://t.me/+H2CTlwe5Bco2MmQ1
I've used the sleep sounds from Brain.fm and they actually really work. I know it sounds hard to believe but it is true. Whenever I've had friends come over and played the music, upon waking up they asked me what the music was and told me they slept better.
Avoid eating before bedtime. When your digestive system is not active you have an easier time sleeping
Do cardio exercise before sleep. I've done cycling and running to great effect. I sleep faster, and wake up better rested.
- Avoid blue lights as much as possible (use the screen tint / night mode feature on your phone, avoid phone completely if possible) I generally prefer to read some books on my kindle before bedtime
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