Week 3: Train Yourself to Sleep

Create a Waking Routine

As soon as you wake up, get exposure to bright light. This is especially important if you need to work or do activities in the night-time hours. Exposure to bright light helps reset your biological clock and tells your body to wake up.

 

Avoid lying in bed when you wake up or pressing snooze on your alarm. Remember, only associate your bed with sleep and sex. Get up. Don’t lie awake thinking about what you need to do or what you are going to wear.

 

Sample Waking Routine:

1. Turn off the alarm.

2. Get out of bed.

3. Stretch my arms above my head.

4. Make my bed so it is inviting for sleep later.

5. Brush and floss my teeth.

6. Wash my face.

7. Make and eat breakfast.

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