WEBVTT - A new way to think about sleep

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is about a new way to think about

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<v Speaker 1>sleep that just might have you going to bed on time.

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<v Speaker 1>I've long enjoyed Julie Morgan Stearn's books on organization and

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<v Speaker 1>time management. I recently read her latest book, Time to Parent,

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<v Speaker 1>and came away with all sorts of great ideas for

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<v Speaker 1>upgrading the time I spend with my kids, some of

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<v Speaker 1>which we'll talk about in later episodes. But one of

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<v Speaker 1>the most memorable tips had more to do with adult

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<v Speaker 1>life than kid life. We all know that his life

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<v Speaker 1>gets busy. Sleep can be one of the first things

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<v Speaker 1>to go. We know the day will start when it starts,

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<v Speaker 1>but we stay up later trying to cram in one

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<v Speaker 1>more thing. Julie no is a good way to tackle this.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's an interesting question I ask clients who stay up

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<v Speaker 1>too late, She writes, do you think of sleep as

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<v Speaker 1>the end of one day or the beginning of the next.

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<v Speaker 1>People who think of sleep as the end of the

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<v Speaker 1>day often have trouble letting go at night, Like the

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<v Speaker 1>kid who refuses to leave a party for fear of

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<v Speaker 1>missing out. Try flipping your thinking. When you viewed sleep

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<v Speaker 1>as the start of the next day, you feel excited

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<v Speaker 1>to charge up your batteries and fill your fuel tank

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<v Speaker 1>for the next day's adventures. I think this is a

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<v Speaker 1>great mindset shift. The day doesn't begin when your alarm

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<v Speaker 1>clock goes off in the morning. The day begins when

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<v Speaker 1>you close your eyes and start surrendering to sleep. If

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<v Speaker 1>you want to get a jump on the next day,

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<v Speaker 1>you get into bed. You're not admitting defeat at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the day. You're charging up to prepare for

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<v Speaker 1>the day to come. Indeed, if you think about it,

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<v Speaker 1>this is the way our clocks and calendars are structured.

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<v Speaker 1>The new day begins at midnight, not at some point

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<v Speaker 1>in the morning. Most of us spend the first six

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<v Speaker 1>hours or so of each new day asleep. Rather than

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<v Speaker 1>think that's strange, we're probably better off thinking that's the

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<v Speaker 1>way it should be. Sleep is a necessary first part

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<v Speaker 1>of the day, not an afterthought or a waste of time.

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<v Speaker 1>And the more valuable we consider sleep, the more likely

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<v Speaker 1>we are to put away the phone, turn off the TV,

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<v Speaker 1>and get into bed. We invest in starting the next

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<v Speaker 1>day in the strongest way possible. Do you think of

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<v Speaker 1>falling asleep as the end of the day or the

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<v Speaker 1>start of the next one. Please let me know. You

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<v Speaker 1>can email me at Before Breakfast podcast at iHeart media

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<v Speaker 1>dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>listening and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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