Don't work so late.
Everyone needs time after work to process the day and wind down.
Ask HN: How do you sleep on time?
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#12As people have pointed out, your work schedule is a problem.
More importantly I think the key to managing sleep is managing the night before. It's WAY too easy to be randomly distracted by Netflix, Insta, TikTok, dating apps, messenger, whatever else that keep your mind racing until the point where you're expected to put your device down and just fall asleep.
You gotta get proactive about managing this. For me, I go to bed at 9:30 to fall asleep at 10:30. I use an app called Jomo that bans me from using any apps that could distract me unless I enter a long random code, which is enough to dissuade me in 90% of cases. I also have room mates who stay up late and watch TV, so I set an alarm at 9:30 that acts as a circuit breaker otherwise I stay up chatting to them all night.
Re: Ask HN: How do you sleep on time?
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#14Fixing my sleep schedule is a still a WIP but some things that have helped so far:
- an app/site blocker on all devices with scheduling that is non-trivial to bypass (I block literally everything including my IDE so I don't get sucked into a side project instead of sleeping)
- placing my phone/charger in another room
- refraining from caffeine 6 hrs before bed and screens 1 hr before
- black out blinds and electrical tape over any lights
But like others have mentioned, your work schedule makes this problem particularly tough.
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#15After I go to bed and read a few pages, I do a mindfull excercise where I focus on every single muscle from my toes to my hands for about five seconds. This helps me get to sleep faster.
How do you usually structure your day to get to bed earlier, I can't answer that one.
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#16I find that energy drinks help me sleep better. If I have some strong in the morning despite not at all needing one, I'll be more tired and ready to sleep that evening.
It probably has not-healthy side effects so I'd not recommend this day-to-day for anyone, try to avoid this myself as well.
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#17I find that energy drinks help me sleep better. If I have some strong in the morning despite not at all needing one, I'll be more tired and ready to sleep that evening. It probably has not-healthy side effects so I'd not recommend this day-to-day for anyone, try to avoid this myself as well.
Coffee and energy drinks saturate the receptors in your brain that trigger tiredness, such that you don't feel tired.
You brain, in response, build more of those. That's why coffee is less efficient over time, and why you feel more tired without coffee when you are used to drink some'
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#18After I go to bed and read a few pages, I do a mindfull excercise where I focus on every single muscle from my toes to my hands for about five seconds. This helps me get to sleep faster. How do you usually structure your day to get to bed earlier, I can't answer that one.
is that yoga nidra?
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#19After I go to bed and read a few pages, I do a mindfull excercise where I focus on every single muscle from my toes to my hands for about five seconds. This helps me get to sleep faster. How do you usually structure your day to get to bed earlier, I can't answer that one.
is that yoga nidra?
Yes, something like that. Become aware of every single part of the body step by step, but remember that the goal is to relax and fall asleep. So there is no pressure to work for 60 minutes and try to stay awake to complete all body parts.
You can do this in the morning when you wake up as well. It's a great way to start your day.
Re: Ask HN: How do you sleep on time?
#20If you're working until 9 pm either
1. You need to sleep in and start work around 12:00. Now staying up until 1 doesn't matter
2. Stop working until 9pm