Coaching practices for Sleep Hygiene Routine
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- I work or scroll right up until the moment I switch off the light and then expect my brain to drop into sleep on command
- I go straight from being fully switched-on
- Every night before bed looks completely different depending on my mood
- I’ve already cut the caffeine, dimmed the lights, bought the blackout curtains and the cooling mattress
- My bed and wake times are all over the map
Practices that may help
- Build a wind-down buffer before bed
Spend 30–60 minutes downshifting so the brain can transition out of high arousal.
Sleep Hygiene That Actually Moves the Needle - Sleep Hygiene That Actually Moves the Needle
Sleep hygiene is the set of daily behaviors and environmental conditions that make good sleep more likely — a consistent schedule, bright morning light, a cool dark room, sensible caffeine timing, and a wind-down buffer. The core habits have solid research support, though sleep hygiene is for healthy sleepers, not a substitute for treating a diagnosed sleep disorder. - Build a consistent pre-sleep wind-down routine
Create a repeatable 30-60 minute pre-sleep sequence that cues the nervous system toward rest.
The Phone-Free Bedroom - Anchor the wind-down with a consistent starting cue
A repeated pre-sleep ritual — a specific tea, a book, a certain playlist — becomes a conditioned cue that induces sleepiness over time.
The Wind-Down Routine: Engineering Your Path to Sleep - The Wind-Down Routine: Engineering Your Path to Sleep
A wind-down routine works by gradually reducing physiological arousal — light levels, core temperature, cognitive load, and sympathetic nervous system activity — in the 60–90 minutes before bed. The individual components (light reduction, cool room, worry journaling, avoiding screens) each have mechanistic or clinical support; the bundled routine itself is practitioner-established rather than RCT-proven as a whole. - Use sleep hygiene as the foundation, not the cure
Get the basics right (light, caffeine, temperature, schedule) but do not expect them alone to fix insomnia.
CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), Made Practical - Keep a consistent sleep–wake schedule
Go to bed and wake within the same ~30-minute window every day, weekends included.
Sleep Hygiene That Actually Moves the Needle - Set a screen cutoff time
Pick a consistent hour to put screens away and protect the wind-down window.
The Digital Sunset - Offload cognitive load with a bedtime worry journal
Write tomorrow’s to-do list and any intrusive worries before bed — externalized thoughts stop competing for attention at sleep onset.
The Wind-Down Routine: Engineering Your Path to Sleep - Build a no-work buffer in the final 60 minutes
Closing work tasks at least 60 minutes before bed allows the sympathetic nervous system to downregulate before sleep is attempted.
The Wind-Down Routine: Engineering Your Path to Sleep
Related concerns
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Sleep hygiene is the set of daily behaviors and environmental conditions that make good sleep more likely — a consistent schedule, bright morning light, a cool dark room, sensible caffeine timing, and a wind-down buffer. The core habits have solid research support, though sleep hygiene is for healthy sleepers, not a substitute for treating a diagnosed sleep disorder.
- Sleep Hygiene Checklist
Sleep hygiene is the set of daily behaviors and environmental conditions that make good sleep more likely — a consistent schedule, bright morning light, a cool dark room, sensible caffeine timing, and a wind-down buffer. The core habits have solid research support, though sleep hygiene is for healthy sleepers, not a substitute for treating a diagnosed sleep disorder.
- Sleep Hygiene That Actually Moves The Needle When Overwhelmed
Sleep hygiene is the set of daily behaviors and environmental conditions that make good sleep more likely — a consistent schedule, bright morning light, a cool dark room, sensible caffeine timing, and a wind-down buffer. The core habits have solid research support, though sleep hygiene is for healthy sleepers, not a substitute for treating a diagnosed sleep disorder.
- Sleep Hygiene That Actually Moves The Needle After A Loss
Sleep hygiene is the set of daily behaviors and environmental conditions that make good sleep more likely — a consistent schedule, bright morning light, a cool dark room, sensible caffeine timing, and a wind-down buffer. The core habits have solid research support, though sleep hygiene is for healthy sleepers, not a substitute for treating a diagnosed sleep disorder.
- Sleep Hygiene That Actually Moves The Needle After A Setback
Sleep hygiene is the set of daily behaviors and environmental conditions that make good sleep more likely — a consistent schedule, bright morning light, a cool dark room, sensible caffeine timing, and a wind-down buffer. The core habits have solid research support, though sleep hygiene is for healthy sleepers, not a substitute for treating a diagnosed sleep disorder.
- Sleep Hygiene That Actually Moves The Needle As A Parent
Sleep hygiene is the set of daily behaviors and environmental conditions that make good sleep more likely — a consistent schedule, bright morning light, a cool dark room, sensible caffeine timing, and a wind-down buffer. The core habits have solid research support, though sleep hygiene is for healthy sleepers, not a substitute for treating a diagnosed sleep disorder.
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