7 effective ways to get amazing sleep

2. Respect your internal clock

To an extent, nature made us all creatures of habit. This is why, when after crossing time zones, we’re prone to jet-lag. Our habitual waking and sleeping cycles suddenly go up against a clock that seems to have its hour hand perpetually in the wrong place. You can work with your internal clock to help aid restful sleep by nit going against it. Many of us are apt to do this – and I am as guilty as anyone. The most familiar scenario is the average Friday or Saturday night. After a long week at work, you find yourself staying up later. And getting up later the next morning. By the time Monday morning rolls around, what do we have?  Yes, an out-of-sync body clock. What works for me is to ensure getting up at the same time every day (regardless of what time I went to sleep).