If you would offer a teenager to choose between – their favorite meal for free and sleeping for 10 hours straight at a cozy place, they will definitely pick napping; maybe they would wish to dream about having that meal in their sleep, but you get the point. A good night’s sleep is consequential, and it is what people desire. Most people struggle maintaining the quality and quantity of their sleep, so their productivity for the day varies accordingly. But a good habit of sleeping could be achieved by some ways that are scientifically proven.
Regularity
Regularity is King! Hitting the bed at night and waking up the next day, should be done at the same time every day. It is ok to have a bad sleep night or partying till 2 am on weekends, but overall, your brain works best on a schedule. So, try to follow a pattern for a few days and see the results. Consistency in sleep will also assist you to become alarm-free.
Temperature
Room temperature matters. Have you ever noticed that if you sleep in a room which is set to an higher temperature than normal, you couldn’t sleep at all? Well, that is because your brain and your body need to drop their core temperature by about one degree Celsius in order to initiate sleep and stay asleep. So, the tip is to aim for a constant bedroom temperature. (Maybe around 20 degrees Celsius)
Darkness
We are a dark-deprived society and, in fact, we need darkness specifically in the evening to release a hormone called Melatonin. It helps us to regulate the healthy timing of our sleep. Try to stay away from computer screens, phones and tablets before going to bed. Wearing an eye mask would help melatonin to work best.
Walk it out
Everyone has had those moments in bed when they couldn’t sleep, no matter how hard they tried. Usually, when it happens, we start using our phones, start crawling from left to right etc. but we always force our body to go to sleep. Well, that is unhealthy and won’t benefit in any way. Walking out of the bed at these times certainly helps. One should walk out and do something else and come back when feeling sleepy again. It helps your brain to break and create assistance that is required to sleep well.
