News: sleep
Disrupted circadian rhythm
When your sleep-wake cycle is broken, it can have bad impacts on your day.
Dreaming of sleep
I had a solid sleep schedule up until recently. However, this has slowly changed...
Getting my sleep routine back
My post-semester recovery involved many things but trying to get back to my old sleep schedule has been one of the more difficult aspects.
I’m not good at sleeping
I’m really feeling the brunt of poor sleep, and I want to put in more effort. Continue reading for my reflections on my sleep patterns.
Sleep: why is it so important, and how can we get better at it?
Our sleeping habits can be complex and are usually influenced by a myriad of lifestyle factors, such as our diets, water intake, caffeine levels, exercise (or lack thereof), and, of course, stress. So, why is sleep so important, and how can we get better at it?
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Ph.D. students: they call us dreamers, but we’re the ones who don’t sleep
Trouble sleeping? Maybe we’ve procrastinated for too long and it’s catching up with us and so we have to burn the midnight oil and make a sprint of our writing. Maybe we’ve been going through some emotional hurdles during lockdown and have been finding it difficult to sleep. Maybe you’ve taken some time out of your usual writing schedule to help a friend out. Maybe the imposter syndrome has gotten a strong grip on us and we’re feeling stuck with our writing.
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Sleeping troubles
I have recently really been struggling with getting some shut eye and it's starting to wear me down.
A new routine
I have recently made some changes to my daily routine.
