The No Screen Challenge

It was tempting to start ignoring this challenge - at least for a while - but I didn't, which is great.

It happened again last night. I think I went in bed around 22:45 (screen deadline at 9pm was met), and I might have been awake still two hours later. I realized to get up and read for a while after midnight. That helped. I think it's just my busy mind at the moment which is keeping me awake. It has taken time previously as well for the sleep to improve. And I had a few slip ups last week with this challenge anyway, so I'm not too worried about it.

 

0/30

I stayed until 22pm on my IPad although my deadline is 21:30pm so I’m gonna start again!

 

Alright with screens.

 

Screens turned off at 9pm. Getting sleep was better, but I kept waking up a few times.

 

Hey, 7pm deadline sounds awesome!

 

1/30

 

On time again.

You are a master challenger! But I'm happy to say that phone use is not an issue for me.

 

I‘m going to set my deadline for weekend to 11pm as it‘s way easier for me.

 

2/30

 

I was reading a book on my computer and finished a chapter at 21:05.

I realized I was lacking something from this challenge, as I wasn't getting that much better sleep or that much more productive days. The problem - and the difference to previous times - was that I wasn't waking up early. Making your evenings distraction free combined with waking up early is the thing. That's what sets the structure of your days just right. And it happens pretty naturally, in fact.

So, for this morning I set my alarm for 6am, which isn't even very early, but it immediately created a great start for my day.

 

Yes, that's what really happens. And one mechanism through which it can happen is, if there is ambiguity about when you're going to get up. Then you're probably going to get up a little later.

 

One thing that I've been wondering about is how you can get sleep so soon after your deadline.