Sleep Tips by Sally Shattuck

Sleep is More Important Than Schoolwork

29shattucks — 2025-05-12 14:41:25 UTC

I believe that remembering that a good night's sleep with missing assignments is more beneficial than staying up to study. I'm an academically oriented student athlete and I'm often reminded that this is just middle school, life moves on.

Never go to Bed Hungry

29shattucks — 2025-05-12 14:48:08 UTC

Don't go to bed hungry. I often miss dinner, doing schoolwork or showering because softball postpones all else. Going to bed hungry distracts the mind and body. From now on I will not disregard the importance of a good meal

Only Use Your Bed for Sleeping

29shattucks — 2025-05-12 14:52:22 UTC

Using your bed for anything but sleeping will have the brain correlate the bed with a variety of things, like in my case painting my nails or doing math work or even watching television on my iPad. If I begin to only sleep in my bed, my brain will correlate only sleeping with my bed.

Yoga

29shattucks — 2025-05-12 14:55:16 UTC

Yoga reduces stress and boosts energy and hormones necessary to sleep. I could start stretching before bed. This would help my (often sore) muscles and contribute to correct hormone balance.

Don't Watch the Clock

29shattucks — 2025-05-12 14:57:51 UTC

Watching the time while worrying about falling asleep late is just drawing more attention to it. I will turn my alarm clock to its side in order to get rid of time as a distraction.

Wake Up Late

29shattucks — 2025-05-12 14:59:41 UTC

Waking up late is okay. It is better to get the rest you need than to go through the day drained. I, as an early riser could definitely follow this better.

Napping

29shattucks — 2025-05-12 15:00:52 UTC

Napping is often necessary in small doses. Twenty minutes in the early afternoon is perfect.

Electronics

29shattucks — 2025-05-12 15:02:17 UTC

I admittedly use my phone before bed. This causes the brain to see a lot of light that it associates with daytime. Cutting electronics will lead to better sleep.