energized – The Diary of The Deranged Writer

10-Minute Warning CLXXXII

All right. Before I do my Monday night ritual, what can I share here under 10 minutes?

After following a seven-to-eight-hour sleep schedule for the past few weeks, I slept at 11pm, and then I woke up at 9am. That’s a few hours later than I wanted to.

But I have to say: it was the most satisfying ten-hour sleep since my therapist, Dr. M, prescribed me to sleep that long. That’s in 2019.

I quote my therapist, Dr. M, “Sleep is medicine.” She’s right. Yes, I have been sleeping seven to eight hours lately (sometimes I go for six, which is not recommended) because I want a few extra hours for activities like work, writing, enjoying my other hobbies, and spending time with my loved ones. But last night, I fell asleep after watching Person of Interest’s Season 1 episode “Witness” (I’m doing my annual Person of Interest marathon again), my body did a forced maintenance without warning, and I didn’t wake up to my alarms. And when I woke up, I was so energized, and I did so just in time for work. Thank goodness for that beauty sleep, and for being able to do work from home.

Moving forward, I will sleep for seven to eight hours usually, but I will sleep for ten hours whenever I can.

And oh… how was work today? I have never been this productive at work in weeks. Sleep is medicine indeed.

Anyway, my 10 minutes are not up yet, but I’m going to end it here to prepare for my Monday ritual. See you in the next post, and have a nice week ahead!

10-Minute Warning CLXIV

Hi. What can I write here under 10 minutes?

For the past 3 weeks, I have been sleeping for more than 8 hours and I still wake up later than usual. I’m grateful that my sleep is good, but it goes to the point that I wake up almost before lunchtime, and I could have spent the extra hours doing productive things instead of sleeping more. As medical experts would say, 8 hours of sleep is ideal. And I’m not really a morning person, but to help in the family business and be more productive overall, I need to practice waking up earlier again.

So, tonight, I’m doing my nightly routine earlier so I can sleep better and earlier and eventually wake up refreshed, energized, and, well, earlier. I’m almost finished with my nightly routine as I type this post, so I feel accomplished already. I hope I will get used to this change of habit in 3 weeks. Good luck to me.

Have a great week, everyone!

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