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Hi, I can see that we all go through similar motions and ups and downs. But for me, the gopd news after completing the first two weeks (and dîligently repeating each week before going on) is that I am on much better terms with my bed – I don’t have these “OMG what ist THIS night going to be like” flashlike thoughts anymore. although, sometimes I am awake for one or two hours, I am ok with that now, since it is normal – this idea makes such a difference – and I know that I will get through the next day without major problems. And there have been really good nights, I feel so good with the sleep window and I love to get my mornings back from. 7 am onwards. I am also delighted that it is not forbidden to use a screen before going to bed, just for reading something or looking at some funny posts. So, in a way, sleep is not a big deal anymore – this is probably the secret of the good sleepers.
Hi Martin
thanks, yes, it helps. I actually also found the explanation in the Sleep Window lesson of week 1. And after a few weeks training, I realise that my body clock works pretty well, which is a great feeling. Sometimes I forgot to put the alarm clock on (or I did not use thr sleep cycle app, as you recommend) and I still woke up and got out of bed more or less at the set time.
Since “I got my mornings back” I remember my childhood when I always got up early and just enjoyed the silence before anyone else got up in the house, sometimes sitting on the window sill and listening to the birds. Now I am retired and still enjoy the silence, reading the papers and drinking tea, before I do some work which I was lucky enough to keep from before. And the feeling that I do not have to struggle for my sleep anymore, and that I can function even after the occasional bad night is just bliss! Thank you Martin.
to louismerlin: I am just starting the six weeks self-coaching course but have done two weeks with martins daily mails. So I think to start with a sleep window 11PM – 5 AM is pretty tough on yourself, even it you are playing by the book, I found that giving myself a little more leeway like let’s say allotting 2 extra hours to my sleep window took away the pressure of having a very short time span to get like 5 or six 6 of sleep. Is is heresy to fix a sleep window of 11PM to 7 AM if you try to get 6 or 6,5 hours of sleep? For me, this little extra time worked very well and I then started to reduce the leep window little by little.
