Among the principles of sleep hygiene, “Prioritizing Your Sleep” is one of the most fundamental but often overlooked. Modern people often sacrifice sleep for work, socializing, catching up on TV shows, or surfing on their cell phones, treating rest as a compressible option.
The key to prioritizing sleep is to treat it as a healthy habit on par with diet and exercise, and to schedule a regular bedtime and wake-up time each day that is as uninterrupted as possible by other schedules. Just as you schedule your workouts and meals, schedule enough time for sleep.
