Bedtime Procrastination: Protect Personal Time Without Letting the Night Disappear

Bedtime Procrastination

Bedtime procrastination is the voluntary delay of sleep even when you intend to go to bed and have a reasonable opportunity to do so. The delay often protects something the day failed to provide, such as quiet, autonomy, entertainment, task completion, or a transition out of responsibility. The practical goal is not to remove all

Healthy Sleep Habits: Build the Day Around Better Sleep Instead of Chasing a Perfect Night

Healthy Sleep Habits

Healthy sleep habits work best when they target the behavior most likely to be disrupting sleep, rather than becoming one long list of rules. The first useful change may involve morning light, caffeine, exercise, evening food or alcohol, phone use, delayed bedtime, or the final wind-down sequence. Choose one obstacle and test one change for