The demands of modern life
push people to cut back on their sleep. An eight-hour sleep is what we all
need, but who can afford to sleep that long if you know you have a lot of things to get done before you sleep
and have to wake up early for work?
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Physical and emotional stress,
insomnia, noise, and even the soft blue glow from a digital clock, cell phone
or PDA on your bedside table makes it even harder for you to get some sleep.
Tip: Cover
any blue displays near your bead if you can’t shut it off. Turn off your
computer, TV, and other blue light producers because this will interfere with
your sleep. Do it an hour before going to bed.
If you have trouble with
sleeping, napping will make it worse. If you’d like to take a nap make it as
brief as 20 minutes or less, and it is advisable to do it early in the day
because if you take a nap later in the afternoon, you’ll find it harder to
sleep at night.
Tip:
If
you find it hard to resist napping in the afternoon, drink a glass of ice cold
water and go for a short walk.
There are people who habitually wake up
in the wee hours of the night to glance at the clock. They start to worry about
the few hours left before their busy day begins.
Tip: Prevent yourself from glancing at the
clock once you wake up in the wee hours of the night. Think of sleep rather
than thinking of what time it is. Let your alarm clock wake you at the right
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