Ask HN: How do you sleep on time?

#1

Post by rookie123 » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 9:19 AM UTC

Hello fellow HN guys, My work mostly ends around 9 to 10:00 PM. I have this hangover of spending a few hours after dinner so it ends up me being able to sleep around 12:00PM-1:00 AM which is very late. What can I do to get to sleep early?

Thanks!

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#2

Post by crowcountry » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 10:46 AM UTC

Set your alarm clock for an earlier time so that you want to go to bed earlier in the evening. And avoid putting off your evening sleep with random entertainment. Plan your time around work (both morning and evening), make sure your sleep hygiene is good (cold and dark room).

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#3

Post by Corayon » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 11:26 AM UTC

When do you eat dinner?

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#4

Post by world2vec » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 11:37 AM UTC

I simply don't... :/

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#5

Post by LinuxBender » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 11:58 AM UTC

Find time to exercise. Kick caffeine easy to say, harder to do but totally worth it.

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#6

Post by thorin » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 12:25 PM UTC

Is there some reason you are working at that time? Are you on a shift or working with a different timezone. The obvious solution is to finish work by 5-6pm and be in bed by 9-10pm.

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#7

Post by DemocracyFTW2 » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 3:00 PM UTC

Especially when it includes a meal, two hours of chilling after work and before bed is something that you should ideally have

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#8

Post by jononor » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 5:18 PM UTC

Why do you get off work so late? And also need to get up early (and thus sleep early)?

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#9

Post by uncomplexity_ » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 11:14 PM UTC

tire your body and mind.

more intellectual stuff, more physical stuff.

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#10

Post by uncomplexity_ » Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 11:15 PM UTC

uncomplexity_ wrote: post #9

tire your body and mind. more intellectual stuff, more physical stuff.

ironically you want better quality of sleep, not quantity.