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What's your going to sleep routine? (lazysoci.al)
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[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 4 points 14 hours ago
  • Brush teeth
  • Lie down in bed
  • Put in earplugs
  • Read a book on e-reader until falling asleep
  • Put away e-reader and sleep

I used to use my phone in bed and watch videos until falling asleep until fairly recently, when I decided to try to switch it for reading books instead. I'm seeing great results so far, falling asleep earlier and staying asleep more consistently

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 17 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

put phone down

sleep

[–] superkret@feddit.org 4 points 19 hours ago

fall asleep

wake up from sound of phone hitting the floor

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 16 hours ago

My full routine:

  • clean my glasses
  • shower
  • water floss & brush teeth
  • moisturize
  • take nightly meds
  • reading a book somewhere other than my bed (this is when I begin to avoid blue light), usually for an hour
  • put hair up in a night cap
  • put mouth guard in (I have bruxism)
  • turn noise machine on
  • in bed I try to gently redirect thoughts that are too intense, but otherwise let my thoughts drift
[–] ZDL@ttrpg.network 1 points 12 hours ago

Brush my teeth. Change. Lie down. Say goodnight to SO. Read a book until my eyes start closing (or one hour, whichever comes first). Put book to one side. Put on my eyeshades. Sleep.

[–] FancyLad@lemmy.world 10 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Lately, I have been using a 'night sky' projector, on a timer, paired with a Bluetooth speaker playing DS9 promenade ambience. Sometimes, I try Subnautica ambience, but I require white noise of some kind. Very magical and it's kind of hard to sleep without it now

[–] DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

Love it. I use TNG engineering night shift ambience. I might have to try Subnautica, that's a good idea.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 11 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I do screens off 2 hours before and when I start to feel tired I do the front door checks and make camomile tea. I then watch sitcoms till I start to nod off, then go to bed.

[–] De_Narm@lemmy.world 15 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Honest question, what's the point of screens off if your game plan is nodding off in front of your TV?

[–] sopo@sopuli.xyz 6 points 21 hours ago

I guess it's more passive for them. I'm the opposite as I get engrossed in good TV, don't care much for filler streaming slop.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It doesn't require attention and I can't see the time, plus blue light

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Your TV emits just as much blue light as your phone... It's literally a screen, you're not doing screens off

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 1 points 8 hours ago

Yep for the 40 minutes I'm not, but I find it helps me to avoid it before then

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago

Take 2 Ambien, and a lorazepam and wait for the walrus to tell me what to do.

[–] Addv4@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

Make sure my alarm is on, plug in phone and iPad, lay down in my hammock and wrap up.

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 3 points 20 hours ago

Child in bed by 8pm. Game as partner cooks. We watch a movie. They go to bed 10-11pm. I then go game for 1-2 hours. Then tv or journal and go to bed. I’m always under seven hours of sleep.

This schedule sucks sleep wise but I get to do what I want. I really need 2-3 hours of cooldown after work and baby.

[–] ProteanG6777@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

complete evening task, hit the shower or not, this depends if i showered earlier in the evening or not. Then it's one of the following viz: a. Netflix and snooze

b. watch documentary on youtube till i fall asleep

c. Listen to erotica podcast (slept to a lot of We gotta thing podcast and Accidental swinger).

[–] cattywampas@lemm.ee 3 points 21 hours ago

Brush my teeth. Read a little bit. Fall asleep.