6 Tips to Adjust to a New Sleep Schedule If You are Nocturnal
4. Avoid alcohol
Save the alcohol consumption for the weekends. Don’t take it during night time on work days for alcohol is a depressant which means that it slows down your body. While this will help you fall asleep, it also slows down your metabolism and interferes with your brain during its sleep cycles.
5. Don’t nap if feeling sleepy midday
It is natural to feel extremely drowsy midday if you are a nocturnal person who has got up in the morning. However, rein in control and occupy yourself with some or the other thing to avoid dozing off. Wait till bedtime to sleep. Naps are a great way to recharge your batteries when you have a stable sleep schedule, but they are counter-productive when trying to change sleeping patterns. Do not nap at all during the day so that you can fall asleep at the appropriate time later.
6. Start doing majority of your stuff in the mornings
Nocturnal people are so because they keep the majority of their work and free time leisure for the night time. Start shifting these activities to the morning slowly. So if you are habituated to do work related stuff in the night time, just go to sleep and set your alarm an hour or so earlier to complete the work in the morning. Don’t check your social networking websites updates in the night. The curiosity to check them in the morning should make you get up before time.
