Go outside, too. As Huberman stans will surely point out, daylight (especially in the AM) does wonders for the circadian rhythm. Walk the dog, walk the kids to the bus stop, gaze eastward and remember your distant ancestors.
Exercise. Exercise. Exercise. I cannot overstate how important this is.
I've always been an active person, but I've had my off and on moments as well. Along the years it's become soooo obvious to me that if I don't have a solid routine to exhaust my body, I will struggle to fall asleep. Exercise has always been the common denominator.
I've been training for a triathlon for 6 months. Out like a light every night.
Agreed! A surprisingly large portion of the population suffers from sleep apnea, and it's worth getting a sleep test to find out. My diagnosis changed my life 20 years ago, because it turns out I needed surgery to correct my sleep apnea and afterwards I had the first good night sleep of my life.
Love this and agree with all of it. I have found the Oura ring has helped to understand which of these levers impacts me the most to help convince the stubborn side of me eg alcohol: very bad, weed: not great but much less so.
What you put in your body especially close to sleep time has huge effects on the quality of your sleep. Also turns out exercise close to the sleep hour doesn’t help either. I keep a kindle on my bedside and I read a few pages and then I get sleepy.
Go outside, too. As Huberman stans will surely point out, daylight (especially in the AM) does wonders for the circadian rhythm. Walk the dog, walk the kids to the bus stop, gaze eastward and remember your distant ancestors.
Exercise. Exercise. Exercise. I cannot overstate how important this is.
I've always been an active person, but I've had my off and on moments as well. Along the years it's become soooo obvious to me that if I don't have a solid routine to exhaust my body, I will struggle to fall asleep. Exercise has always been the common denominator.
I've been training for a triathlon for 6 months. Out like a light every night.
Exercise.
Agreed! A surprisingly large portion of the population suffers from sleep apnea, and it's worth getting a sleep test to find out. My diagnosis changed my life 20 years ago, because it turns out I needed surgery to correct my sleep apnea and afterwards I had the first good night sleep of my life.
Love this and agree with all of it. I have found the Oura ring has helped to understand which of these levers impacts me the most to help convince the stubborn side of me eg alcohol: very bad, weed: not great but much less so.
This echoes one of my favorite quotes:
"And now, Watson, I commend to you the universal answer to almost all problems."
"What's that, Holmes?"
"Sleep."
https://youtu.be/8IYBuV9Q5Bs?si=lDq4mQ_I9WPd42kA&t=2374
I struggle the most with no screen time before sleep.
What you put in your body especially close to sleep time has huge effects on the quality of your sleep. Also turns out exercise close to the sleep hour doesn’t help either. I keep a kindle on my bedside and I read a few pages and then I get sleepy.