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For perfect health, there are a few factors to maintain, and sleep is one of them.

1. Nutrition
2. Exercise
3. Water intake
4. Weight management
5. Sleep

If all 5 are taken care of, you will not have any health-related problems. In today’s social media era, with so many ways to keep us distracted and the kind of lifestyle this generation is living, it’s very hard to maintain a perfect sleep cycle.

The rule of thumb is to get 7-8 hours of sleep daily, but it varies from person to person. For some people, 6 hours is enough, and for some, 9 hours will do the trick. There is good material available to understand the importance of quality sleep and cycles.

I came across this book a few years back, which gives great insight into sleep deprivation, sleep banking, and different sleep cycles. If you don’t know, our bodies take a very long time to recover from lost sleep; it’s not as simple as sleeping more to compensate. Check this out:-

Sleep It Does a Family Good: How Busy Families Can Overcome Sleep Deprivation

To maintain my good sleep, I do the following:-

1. I try to be in bed with my kid at 9 PM, and I am asleep till 10 PM. My wake-up time varies from 5AM to 6AM (not last that). This gives me roughly 7-8 hours of sleep. It’s more than enough for me.
2. I don’t drink water too close to my sleep time so as not to disrupt my sleep.
3. I stop using the cellphone 1 to 1.5 hours before I sleep. I still haven’t perfected this step, but I am working on it.
4. I love reading, and bedtime is the best time to read. Most of my days end with reading the hardcovers. I own a Kindle, but I love reading physical books.
5. My last meal is around 6PM, when I get home from the office. I take tea and my last meal of the day. Sometimes I feel hungry before bed, but I try to avoid a late-night meal. This is the new routine I adapted, and it’s working so well.
6. Lastly, I keep my room very dark, with no light or lamps.

This is my sleep score over 6 months. I use an iWatch, and most of the time, my sleep score is above 90.

In the era we are living in, late-night work and parties are very common; we need discipline to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Happy Reading! Keep Traveling!!!