Having "Me" Time

Since it was just the New Years in Thailand and New Years is not only a time for celebration but also of resolutions, I made one more this past week.  It's something I've been working on for the past month but I keep getting drawn back into this vicious cycle of sleeping late, waking up late, feeling groggy, lacking energy and so forth.  It's a horrible cycle to be in.  I feel exhausted but its so hard to get out of. I therefore have a new resolution to sleep early, latest by 22.30hrs.   It might sound a bit early to most, but to me it makes a big difference.  The past two days I've managed to get myself to bed early and the result is a much more energetic, happier and fresher me.  My brain is clearer and I find myself more focused at work.  I run better and I am not as out of breath. I work better when I've had good quality sleep. This is even though I sleep the same amount of hours as if I went to sleep at midnight or 1am, b...

I love sleeping, but I don't nearly get as much as I would like to.   Some weeks I'm great at forcing myself to bed at a certain time so I get my full 8 hours sleep, other weeks I end up sleeping late playing with my new gadgets or just surfing the web.  Then it becomes a vicious cycle that is hard to break out of. On weeks that I do get enough sleep, I find that I perform a lot better at everything I do, whether its work, running or just emotionally.  I am less prone to losing my anger and my brain regains its speed.  Problems become easier to solve, memories run faster, and I find it easier to control my weight.  Apparently, sleep helps regulate the hormones that control our appetite! Isn't that a wonderful thing?  I slept more when I needed to lose weight. According to Harvard Medical School, sleep is important in helping our memory retain data both before and after we learn a new task.  They also found that inadequate sleep affects your mood, motivation, judgment and pe...