Scipio wrote:Unless you work really strict hours then my advice is to sleep when your body tells you.
We all get hung up about getting our 6-8 hours in one go.
Our bodies are not designed for this,it is what society demands we should do.
It has worked wonders for me.
No more tossing and turning.
I get up.I read or go on my iPhone.Then when I get sleepy I go back to bed.
If I miss a few hours I make them up between 5-7pm when I am seldom doing anything anyway.
Good luck.
My sentiments exactly.
I believe that our bodies tell us what we need and if it's at all possible we should sleep when we feel tired. Many people fight it and think if they sleep then they won't sleep later. In fact I find that if I fight the 'need to sleep' during the day I don't always have such a good night's sleep later.
It works for children, well it did for mine, so why not us?
Although often parents will say things like 'don't let him/her sleep or she won't sleep later...well IMO that is rubbish and it's not fair on children to keep them going when they are fighting tiredness.
Therefore, I have always believe that the same goes for most adults. The body needs to relax and what better than a sleep during the day.
In China they now have sleeping stations in workplaces/offices apparently for the workers to refresh during the day. I wish they'd had that in my day. I always remember that 3pm+ feeling of fatigue when I hadn't been able to put my head down on my desk at lunchtime!
So pleased now that I can generally have a sleep when I'm tired at anytime.