Like many people here I often have a problem with being too wakeful at night and too sleepy in the morning.
Getting lots of exercise early in the day seems to be most helpful for fixing my sleep schedule. That’s not always possible (the best I can do with computer work is a standing desk) and I’ve found melatonin in the night and caffeine in the morning to be barely-adequate substitutes.
A college roommate had good experiences with light therapy in the mornings; I haven’t tried a “light box” myself but this may be a confounding factor with my experience with exercise; was the exercise helping me directly or was it the additional time outdoors in the sunlight?
The best solution to the problem has often been “don’t solve the problem”. I’ve been lucky enough to have a career that lets me get my best work done at 1am at home, as well as supervisors who are too smart to try and cut open the goose to get more golden eggs out. Unfortunately this is now only an option a few months out of the year; my kid’s school is not so flexible about scheduling.
Like many people here I often have a problem with being too wakeful at night and too sleepy in the morning.
Getting lots of exercise early in the day seems to be most helpful for fixing my sleep schedule. That’s not always possible (the best I can do with computer work is a standing desk) and I’ve found melatonin in the night and caffeine in the morning to be barely-adequate substitutes.
A college roommate had good experiences with light therapy in the mornings; I haven’t tried a “light box” myself but this may be a confounding factor with my experience with exercise; was the exercise helping me directly or was it the additional time outdoors in the sunlight?
The best solution to the problem has often been “don’t solve the problem”. I’ve been lucky enough to have a career that lets me get my best work done at 1am at home, as well as supervisors who are too smart to try and cut open the goose to get more golden eggs out. Unfortunately this is now only an option a few months out of the year; my kid’s school is not so flexible about scheduling.