38 Night Activity 5
Activity #N5: Sleep Tracking
You’ve had some time to think about how important sleep is, so you have likely considered your sleep. Let’s dig deeper into your daily and nightly habits that influence sleep.
The following questions are going to be broken down into day-time sleeping activities. When responding, think about what you did YESTERDAY. Respond based on what occurred that day and not today. If you want to take a deeper dive into your behaviors, go back and respond to the questions a second time with the DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY in mind.
If you feel like the details are fuzzy, another way to complete the activity would be to come back to this in a few days, while focusing on remembering what you do regarding these day and night activities.
The following questions are for you to consider your activities just before sleeping and during the night into the morning. When responding, think about what you did YESTERDAY. Respond based on what occurred that day and not today. If you want to take a deeper dive into your sleep, come back and respond to the questions a second time with the DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY in mind.
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on the right side to move through the questions.
QUESTIONS ABOUT NIGHTTIME
1. What time did you turn off the lights to go to sleep?
2. What time did you wake up to get out of bed?
3. How many total hours of sleep did you receive?
4. How many times did you remember waking up in the night?
5. Rate the quality of your sleep 1 = poor to 5 = excellent
6. Was this a typical night’s sleep, explain?
Now that you have thought about your sleep more, you should think about whether you are getting the most out of your ability to rest well. If you marked off the day-time behaviors like having caffeine or exercising too close to bed, these are behaviors you can change. Pick an outcome you want to focus on from the day-time or night-time questions and work on how you can change or influence the outcome.
If you work on documenting your quantity and quality of sleep, you will notice patterns that you can change. If you are really suffering from lack of good sleep, it certainly is something to talk about with a doctor. The National Sleep Foundation is also a great resource for more information.
