Can’t sleep? No worries, neither can anyone else. According to Twitter, where #cantsleep regularly trends, a whole bunch of us are struggling to get our eight hours in during these strange and stressful times.
Here’s how to switch off according to snoozing expert James Wilson 👇
Here’s how to switch off according to snoozing expert James Wilson 👇
💤Don’t work from bed
When you’re working from home, it’s super tempting to work from under your duvet – but if you’ve got the space, don’t do it. According to Wilson, it’s much better to try and create an area of your home that’s for work and leave your mattress for snoozing
When you’re working from home, it’s super tempting to work from under your duvet – but if you’ve got the space, don’t do it. According to Wilson, it’s much better to try and create an area of your home that’s for work and leave your mattress for snoozing
💤Get out
When you’re wfh, leave the house as much as you can.
‘Get up and expose yourself to daylight in the morning, which will help regulate your body clock. Getting outside and doing exercise will help, as it lifts our mood and contributes to us feeling physically tired’
When you’re wfh, leave the house as much as you can.
‘Get up and expose yourself to daylight in the morning, which will help regulate your body clock. Getting outside and doing exercise will help, as it lifts our mood and contributes to us feeling physically tired’
💤Don't nap
If you aren’t a lifelong napper, it might be a bad idea to start – come bedtime, it might impact your ability to drift off and stay asleep. For those who have to nap, Wilson advises:
‘Try and have one around 1 or 2 in the afternoon and limit it to about 30 minutes’
If you aren’t a lifelong napper, it might be a bad idea to start – come bedtime, it might impact your ability to drift off and stay asleep. For those who have to nap, Wilson advises:
‘Try and have one around 1 or 2 in the afternoon and limit it to about 30 minutes’
💤Use tech
‘If you’re in bed for 30 minutes and not asleep, either when you go to bed or if you wake up in the middle of the night, then you need to reset your mind. I find listening to a podcast or a spoken-word book allows the mind to wander and your heart rate to drop’
‘If you’re in bed for 30 minutes and not asleep, either when you go to bed or if you wake up in the middle of the night, then you need to reset your mind. I find listening to a podcast or a spoken-word book allows the mind to wander and your heart rate to drop’
💤Stop reading the news at night
‘Try and ensure that you have a clear period of at least an hour before bed, where you don’t watch the news or listen to programmes about it, or even discuss it with whoever you’re with. Instead, watch or read something light and easy’
‘Try and ensure that you have a clear period of at least an hour before bed, where you don’t watch the news or listen to programmes about it, or even discuss it with whoever you’re with. Instead, watch or read something light and easy’
💤Create a new routine
‘Keeping a consistent wake-up routine will help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Being at home more may help you develop a work routine that fits better with your sleep patterns. This particularly applies to night owls, who are often forced to wake early’
‘Keeping a consistent wake-up routine will help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Being at home more may help you develop a work routine that fits better with your sleep patterns. This particularly applies to night owls, who are often forced to wake early’
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