Wait so you're a night owl too? Good luck changing that habit, it took me a very long time before I could change my old sleeping routine to a more normal one.
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Wait so you're a night owl too? Good luck changing that habit, it took me a very long time before I could change my old sleeping routine to a more normal one.
Yeah, I have been since a kid, but I didn't have to go to work then :)
I am far more creative at night too, so most of my Hive writing is done in the evenings after my family go to sleep.
What worked for you to change the routine?
I had help. One of my close relative, who's also my neighbor is a psychiatrist and I asked his advice. The very first advice he gave me was to look for the reason why I always sleep very late. In my case it was online gaming. I got addicted to online gaming in high school and would often sleep very late. His second advice was to stop gaming altogether until I learn how to moderate my hobby. His third advice was to exercise in the morning and at night so that I'll be too tired to even think of playing games. It wasn't easy but it works (at least for me).
Gaming used to take a lot of my time, but I quit about 10 years ago, as I realized I had better things to do - though I was still up late :)
For me, the reason is that I feel like I am going to miss out on something, or that I still have things I could be doing, like writing on Hive.
It is after midnight again - I should try to go now, two hours earlier than normal :D
I still play games when I have time but no more online games as those are really addicting and forces me to play so as not to be left behind by other players.
Also, I think tucking in two hours earlier than your usual sleep hour is a good start.