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Going to bed

Kate Kestrel

Does anyone else on here struggle to go to bed? We have a real problem with this in my family. We always mean to go to bed at about 11pm but we always actually end up going to bed at about 2am. It’s a habit we seem to find so hard to break. It’s annoying. 

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  • I set an alarm on my phone for 10:30 pm Sun to Thu. I put smart bulbs in my living room that turn off ten minutes later. (I should probably put a smart plug on my TV that cuts the power shortly after that, too.) Does it work? Well, it helps, as it keeps prodding me towards a reasonable routine. I usually get to bed before 11:30, but then I might read for another hour. Not too bad, I suppose.

    What really made the biggest difference for me was not bringing my phone up to the bedroom. I could lie there doom scrolling or playing puzzle games until 3 or 4 am some nights/mornings. Reading on a Kindle (as Bunny mentioned) is easy on the eyes, doesn't disturb your sleeping partner with a bright light, and there's not much else you can do with it, so you don't end up poking your head out of some rabbit hole just as the sun is coming up.

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  • I set an alarm on my phone for 10:30 pm Sun to Thu. I put smart bulbs in my living room that turn off ten minutes later. (I should probably put a smart plug on my TV that cuts the power shortly after that, too.) Does it work? Well, it helps, as it keeps prodding me towards a reasonable routine. I usually get to bed before 11:30, but then I might read for another hour. Not too bad, I suppose.

    What really made the biggest difference for me was not bringing my phone up to the bedroom. I could lie there doom scrolling or playing puzzle games until 3 or 4 am some nights/mornings. Reading on a Kindle (as Bunny mentioned) is easy on the eyes, doesn't disturb your sleeping partner with a bright light, and there's not much else you can do with it, so you don't end up poking your head out of some rabbit hole just as the sun is coming up.

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