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Since I had to be at work at 0200 (that’s two am for all you non-former military types), I thought this was an appropriate subject to post one. The article I read really seem to be mostly common sense of the type that never comes to you unless someone spells it out.

I go to bed when I’m too sleepy to stay up. My sleepiness test is that if I couldn’t read a book for more than a page or two without drifting off, I’m ready for bed. Most of the time when I go to bed, I’m asleep within three minutes. I lie down, get comfortable, and immediately I’m drifting off. Sometimes I go to bed at 9:30pm; other times I stay up until midnight. Most of the time I go to bed between 10-11pm. If I’m not sleepy, I stay up until I can’t keep my eyes open any longer. Reading is an excellent activity to do during this time, since it becomes obvious when I’m too sleepy to read.

I would also suggest not doing any kind of exercise right or eating right before bedtime. Both these activities (at least to me) get my metabolism in high gear which makes harder to get good quality sleep.

Read the article and get the link to the follow up here.