Sleep Tip #4 – Is Your Bedroom Conducive to Sleep?
Is Your Bedroom Conducive to Sleep?
We are a nation, a world even, of multi-taskers. Although there is a recent trend toward concentrating on one thing at a time and doing it well instead of being constantly involved in multiple tasks, far too many of us still try to do far too many things at once. This practice, of course, bleeds over into our “down” time, whatever that is. Not only does the practice of doing multiple tasks at once invade our time, it invades our space as well.
Take a good look around your bedroom. Is it just your bedroom or has it become your office or library as well? If it has become anything other than your bedroom, begin now to plan your “sleep renovation.” Reserve your bedroom – and your bed – for the purposes for which they are intended, which is sleep and of course, sex. Start now to train your body and your mind that these are the only two activities that are allowed in your bedroom and you can start enjoying a better night’s sleep almost immediately.
This doesn’t mean, of course, that you shouldn’t sit up in bed and read a book before going to bed but it does mean that you should keep work out of the bedroom because when you bring work into your bedroom, your bedroom ceases to be a haven for rest and sleep and instead becomes an extension of the workplace with many of the stresses related to work. In addition, when you work in your bedroom, often, instead of taking the needed time to relax and wind down after work, you just keep working until you fall into bed without giving your mind and body the needed time to relax and wind down after a long day.
Even if you don’t work in your bedroom you should still take a good look around and eliminate anything that can serve as a distraction to sleep, including the television. Some people routinely fall asleep with the television on because they aren’t able to sleep with total silence, yet the television is a poor substitute for gentle and soothing sleep inducing sounds. Even if you don’t require some kind of sound to fall asleep, binaural beats audios are designed to provide a full and restful night’s sleep so that you can wake feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.
We simply must prepare our minds and bodies for sleep and treat sleep at least as seriously as we do our work times. Many people who could never work with a cluttered desk think nothing of piling up their bedrooms with every stray item that hasn’t found a permanent place elsewhere in the home. By clearing your bedroom of clutter and anything that remotely represents work or stress, you can go a long way towards ensuring a restful night’s sleep.
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All the best,
Sincerely,
Paul Kleinmeulman
Australia