My sleeping habits are hindering any meaningful change or…
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My sleeping habits are hindering any meaningful change or consistency
After being in denial for what seems like forever, I have finally accepted that my poor sleeping habits have always been my biggest hindrance to achieving any meaningful change or consistency and I’m sick of it. I’m not a morning person, never have been and never will be, I’m a night owl and more productive in the evenings, however that’s incompatible with a 9-5 lifestyle and something needs to change.
Last year I was working full time alongside finishing my degree and sleep deprivation was the norm. I would sleep 3-4 hours a night and it was unsustainable as my schedule became out of whack, I gained weight and I was constantly exhausted and burnt out. I guess my body ran on adrenaline and became used to running on an empty tank all the time, but it took its toll.
This year, I have wanted to prioritise my own health and wellbeing, but have failed to make any progress on this front. I’m falling well short of my desired goal to sleep 7-8 hours a night, except this time I don’t have a ‘valid reason’ or an ‘excuse’ not to this time. Last year my body would always get up at 6:30 like clockwork no matter how much (or little) sleep I got, but now my body prioritises sleep and my schedule is now all over the place.
I’m noticing that it’s starting to negatively creep into all areas of life - work has mandated an earlier start time and it’s recently began affecting my performance at work; it has made it hard to achieve any consistency and therefore progress in getting back into shape among other things, and as a result I feel stuck which has made me unhappy and a recluse.
I’m not so sure that ‘go to bed earlier’ is the solution, I think I need a fundamental overhaul of my approach to and attitude towards sleep.
Help a man out
#inspiration
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After being in denial for what seems like forever, I have finally accepted that my poor sleeping habits have always been my biggest hindrance to achieving any meaningful change or consistency and I’m sick of it. I’m not a morning person, never have been and never will be, I’m a night owl and more productive in the evenings, however that’s incompatible with a 9-5 lifestyle and something needs to change.
Last year I was working full time alongside finishing my degree and sleep deprivation was the norm. I would sleep 3-4 hours a night and it was unsustainable as my schedule became out of whack, I gained weight and I was constantly exhausted and burnt out. I guess my body ran on adrenaline and became used to running on an empty tank all the time, but it took its toll.
This year, I have wanted to prioritise my own health and wellbeing, but have failed to make any progress on this front. I’m falling well short of my desired goal to sleep 7-8 hours a night, except this time I don’t have a ‘valid reason’ or an ‘excuse’ not to this time. Last year my body would always get up at 6:30 like clockwork no matter how much (or little) sleep I got, but now my body prioritises sleep and my schedule is now all over the place.
I’m noticing that it’s starting to negatively creep into all areas of life - work has mandated an earlier start time and it’s recently began affecting my performance at work; it has made it hard to achieve any consistency and therefore progress in getting back into shape among other things, and as a result I feel stuck which has made me unhappy and a recluse.
I’m not so sure that ‘go to bed earlier’ is the solution, I think I need a fundamental overhaul of my approach to and attitude towards sleep.
Help a man out
#inspiration
source
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