30 day sleep trial, day 3

Made it to bed before midnight again. I've become much more selective about what I watch on TV, not sky plussing as much, knowing I won't have as much time to watch it. Strangely, although we are all getting to bed earlier and getting more sleep, we are all feeling even more tired than normal. What's that about then?

I have come across a few people doing trials of their own. Kate has done a few and completed one on eating fruit every day. I notice that she cut herself some slack by not re-starting when she missed a day. I'll cross that bridge if I come to it. Time to get fit says "The 30 Day Technique has been a great way to introduce changes to my lifestyle. It allows me to make just one or two changes at a time, without feeling the pressure of thinking of them as permanent changes." Mind Matters has run multiple trials and his records make interesting reading.

Comments

[Kate Hudson]

It never even occurred to me that I might start over if I missed a day in my trials. I think if I had enforced that "rule" I'd have been more likely to decide it was difficult and give in. I think making changes in this way should be something you feel positive about, it shouldn't make you feel like you've failed if you have a bad day.

Good luck with your trial and thanks for the link!

[Fran]

I totally agree and when I missed a day I decided to just carry on, otherwise i knew I would just abandon the trial altogether.

[Mika Perälä]

Hey hey! I wish you good luck with your sleep experiment :) I myself am getting to bed around 1 am nowdays, and up arunt 9:ish, which is a huge different from going to bed at 7 am ;)

/Mika (Mind Matters)