SMART ROUTINE - Sleep at same time daily to 

succeed in life

Rachel Hosie

THE INDE PENDENT





Going to bed at the same time every night can be difficult -when there's cliffhanger after cliffhanger in your favourite series, what other choice do you have but to stay up till 2am binge-watching? And the next night you'll undoubtedly crash at 10pm because you're so tired.But it turns out this pattern could be affecting you in more ways than one. Researchers have found that those with regular bedtimes are more successful than those who hit the hay at a different time every night. They found that the students with the least regular sleep patterns had a lower grade point average than the others.
Not only that, those who went to bed at the same time every night were more likely to get straight up in the morning (rather than hitting snooze) and fall asleep quicker at night (rather than tossing and turning, struggling to feel sleepy).
The reason those who go to bed at different times every night struggle to fall asleep is the irregular release of melatonin, which is the hormone that makes us want to sleep. An irregular routine completely confuses your body clock (aka circadian rhythm).
“Our results indicate that going to sleep and waking up at approximately the same time is as important as the number of hours one sleeps,“ said lead study author Dr Andrew J K Phillips, a biophysicist at the Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital, US.