Day 28 of the 30-Day Challenge: Procrastination Station
Task: To increase the amount of sleep I’m getting each night.
Reason for Task: I’m no health guru, nor do I have to be in order to recognize the extreme importance of attaining optimal health through a combination of healthy eating, exercising, and appropriate rest/sleep. Through my prior tasks during this 30-day challenge, I’ve honed in on the first two but left “getting adequate sleep” out of the equation. This exclusion poses a problem for me; because, in order for me to feel and function at my best, I need all three factors to be working in conjunction with one another. I’ve read a few articles about sleep and here are some findings they share in common:
- Most adults need 7 – 9 hours of sleep at night.
- Children will need more hours of sleep per night than an adult.
- Sleep requirements decrease as one’s age increases.
What I’ve learned is that adults may not need as much sleep as children but they do need sleep. And, I have been doing myself a great disservice by scrimping on the shut-eye that is so incredibly vital to my overall well-being.
Duration of Task: It starts today, but my intention is to carry out a beneficial sleep routine on a continual basis for life.
Outcome: I haven’t actually reached the outcome for this task yet, because I haven’t quite turned in for the night. However, I do have a desired “in bed by” goal for today. If I get in bed by 11:30p, I’ll be doing so much better than what I’m accustomed to doing. And, if I meet the goal before midnight, then I’ll be able to count this challenge as successfully completed on Monday. I’ll make sure and follow up with you, regarding the outcome, at a later date.
My intention with this task was not to set a hard-and-fast rule for bed-time. I already know that doing so would not be realistic for my life’s schedule. So, I’m taking a more flexible approach to this challenge by stating that the ultimate goal is to do better today and ongoing than I’ve historically done in the past.
Quote of the Day (mine): My overall philosophy concerning Procrastination Station assignments (inspired by today’s task): some progress is better than none.
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