Random musings: How To Prepare Your Sleep For The End Of Daylight Savings 2018 #TBT

Thursday, October 15, 2020

How To Prepare Your Sleep For The End Of Daylight Savings 2018 #TBT

As you can see, this article was originally published two years ago...and Daylight Savings ends on November 1st this year:

Don't worry! You still have 3 more weeks

Last week I promised you another post about sleep. OK, promise is probably too strong a word. I casually mentioned that I might do another blog post on sleep this week.

Like most posts on sleep, this one is from Dr. Michael Breus:

Daylight Savings Time ends on November 4, 2018 in the United States and we return, or fall back, to Standard Time.

Here is the good news: we all get an extra HOUR of sleep on Nov 3rd! But this will affect different chronotypes in different ways and I have some unique recommendations for each of you.

For many, when time is artificially pushed back an hour, they gain some extra, much needed rest. The body experiences a little “jet lag” so to speak, but within a day or so the body will naturally reset itself. But for some Chronotypes, the extra hour isn’t needed and may, in fact, throw off your natural rhythms.

If you don't know your chronotype, you can take the quiz here and then check out the recommendations below:

Lions: You won’t need the extra hour of sleep. If you’re a lion, Daylight Savings Time has a tendency to affect you NEGATIVELY.

Wolves: You’ll be very happy with your extra hour of sleep because wolves are generally affected POSITIVELY.

Dolphins: Now is the time to lower your anxiety and sleep in. And if you REALLY want to start your morning right, have sex.

Bears: As you may have already guessed, if you’re a bear, Daylight Saving Time will hardly have any effect on you. You can sleep in if you like.

I'm a dolphin, so I'll probably sleep in a little...although since I work at night my schedule is pretty consistently messed up.

Be sure to check out the rest of Dr. Breus' post for more details.