[WeddingFilmmaker]

Hey folks!

Originally looking into sleep restriction to get rid of middle of the night wake ups, retrain my brain to sleep through an entire night. [middle of the night wake ups that last a while give me anxiety]. Looking for guidance on next steps.

Original sleep: In bed 11:30 to 8. Slept 6.5 avg

First week of sleep restriction: In bed 12 to 7. Slept 5.5 avg

[Based on whoop data health band. Know it’s not advised, but I enjoy using it]

Subjectively, this week’s sleep, while more tiring, felt relieving to be waking up closer to my actual wake up time. My body wasn’t losing out on much deep sleep as well [at least according to whoop]

My question is about next steps. Do I just adjust the going to bed time or the wake up time? How efficient should I be before I move my times around?

Appreciate any feedback and/or resources!

[WeddingFilmmaker]

After 3 days of 5.5 hours of sleep, and close to 30 hours of work, passed out earlier than expected and got 7 hours of sleep! Along with my most amount of REM to date [2.5 hours].

Thinking I’ll stick with the 12-7 if I can, but we’ll see.

[Scott]

Great job sticking with it!

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[Packer Fan]

I started Martin’s program with a sleep window11:00 pm -6:00 am. It was brutal, not getting to sleep, if at all till 3-4, then up at 6:00 am.
Martin told me to create a schedule that fit me, so now I’ve got a 10:00 till 6:00 am window. It’s still difficult, but obviously better. I just finished the third week of the course, still struggling. I am hopeful week 4 turns the corner. For me it’s not the sleep window schedule as much as practicing the AWAKE and NOW exercises, as well as the wakefulness in the night.

[Author]

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