Why is it wise to go to bed early and to rise early?

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@1hopefulman (45120)
Canada
April 23, 2017 10:31pm CST
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Is there any truth to this old proverb? Are you able to do that? Does it work? I usually go to bed around midnight, is that early? What is early for you? I get out of bed around 8 AM, is that early? What is early for you? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since it is 11:40 PM, I better get ready for bed as I don't want to go to bed late. Good night!
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
24 Apr 17
@1hopefulman I do not think going to bed at mid night is early.I do not have an exact time for going to bed.But I rise early.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
24 Apr 17
It is very subjective, isn't it?
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
25 Apr 17
@1hopefulman sure it depends on each person.
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@toniganzon (72533)
• Philippines
24 Apr 17
My mom sang that song to me when I was a little kid and she always put us to bed at 8pm which became a habit to me even in my 20s. My sleeping habit changed only in my 30s and still I go to bed early, i think. My sister, who is an OB doctor told us that every child should sleep early and even have a nap at specific times of the day because there are parts in the body and even in the brains that develop during sleep at specific times of the day especially at night. I usually wake up at 6am. 8am is not that bad. I consider 9 late.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
24 Apr 17
I have heard many times that a good routine of going to bed early and getting up early is good for us. I'm glad to see that you have a good routine. I'm well within the 7-9 hours of daily sleep that experts recommend, Sleep well!
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@toniganzon (72533)
• Philippines
25 Apr 17
@1hopefulman These days I can't sleep more than 9 hours. It's 6-8 hours for me.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
25 Apr 17
@toniganzon There are some days when I can sleep 12 ours or even more. But I don't sleep straight through I wake up about every two hours or so.
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@LadyDuck (472060)
• Switzerland
24 Apr 17
Early in the night is before 11 PM and early in the morning is surely not 8 AM. I go to bed around 10:30 PM and I wake up at 6 AM.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
24 Apr 17
Yes, I like your schedule better but sadly it does not work for me.
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@LadyDuck (472060)
• Switzerland
25 Apr 17
@1hopefulman My younger brother has never been able to get up before 7:30 in the morning.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
26 Apr 17
@LadyDuck Our body doesn't always cooperate with what we want to do.
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• Banks, Oregon
24 Apr 17
I am bad i stay up way to late and sleep in
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
25 Apr 17
Oh, you're a bad boy! What kind of work do you do?
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• Banks, Oregon
25 Apr 17
@1hopefulman Right now i do daycare for my sisters kids, and help out my Grandma, most of my income comes from working online, and doing paid research, and selling genealogy books.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
24 Apr 17
I go to bed between 11:30 and 12 and get up at 6:30am
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
24 Apr 17
You don't seem to need as much sleep as me.
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@Kuma6i (169)
24 Apr 17
I just go to bed at around 11:30 pm and wake up at 7:00 am that proverb is really true and effective
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
24 Apr 17
That's pretty good! So that sleep schedule works pretty good for you?
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
28 Apr 17
I think the body clock differs. I will go to bed around midnight if I do not have to work the next morning. I think after I retire fully from work, I will likely sleep after midnight. There is a kind of beauty and peace at 2 am in the morning.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
28 Apr 17
Yes, there is, but then it is hard to wake up early. There is something good about going to bed the same day one wakes up. I should already start to get ready for bed as I have been very good about going to bed before midnight.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
29 Apr 17
@scheng1 I have no problem staying up late till the wee hours of the morning but then I'll stay in bed all day. It is a constant struggle to get to bed at a decent hour. But I'm working on it. Last night I was in bed at 11:30 and I will try to keep to that every night from now on. I was up at 7 this morning and I like it.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
28 Apr 17
@1hopefulman Getting to bed the same time every day is easy. Getting up in the morning is not so easy. There are some retirees here who wake up at an unearthly hour of 4 am, and they will go for morning exercise before going for breakfast.
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@jstory07 (139980)
• Roseburg, Oregon
24 Apr 17
I go to sleep at two AM and I wake up around seven AM . So that would be late to bed and early to rise.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
24 Apr 17
You must not need a lot of sleep?
@1creekgirl (41752)
• United States
24 Apr 17
For 30 years I went to bed at 10pm and got up at 6am to go to work. Now I have the same hours as you. Around 12 midnight to around 8am. It's my body's ideal schedule.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
25 Apr 17
I guess we get into different routines these days. I remember when I used to even get at 5. Now, that would be a hard problem.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
25 Apr 17
My father always believed that was true, but he never said how early. I keep the same hours as you, most of the time.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
26 Apr 17
Do those hours work well for you or do you sometimes need a bit more sleep?
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
29 Apr 17
@DianneN It's good to be adaptable to how we feel each day.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
28 Apr 17
@1hopefulman I'm usually up earlier. Eventually, my tiredness builds and I need a daytime nap.
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@andriaperry (117146)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Apr 17
I just about keep your hours.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
25 Apr 17
There's a few of us that have the same hours. It is 11:40 PM and it is time to prepare to go to bed as I want to always go to sleep no later than midnight. Good night!
@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
27 Apr 17
Yeah, early sleeping n waking up keeps me refreshed whole day n energetic.. Last year I suffered sleeplessness.... Not exactly insomnia but the schedule wasn't okay... Now I'm happy to sleep early and wake up early. I think your sleeping time is good too. Not so late.:)
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
27 Apr 17
Great that you found a schedule that works well for you and you're in line with the wise old proverb. I would like to go to bed a bit earlier but I'm not really sleepy at night.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
30 Apr 17
@ShifaLk Last night I was in bed by 11:30 and I woke up at 7 this morning and so I will try to got to bed at 11:30 or earlier tonight again.
@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
28 Apr 17
@1hopefulman thanks. Yeah once you sleep early n wake up early, it will be all okay then
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@donadunz (141)
25 Apr 17
Usually, I go to bed after my kids sleep and wake up at 5 am to prepare my husband's clothes & my kids' uniform also their lunch box.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
25 Apr 17
Yes, when I had my kids with me I also used to get to bed earlier and woke up before they did to get them ready for school. Now life is different!
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
26 Apr 17
@donadunz They grew up as they are now in their 40ies. They haven't lived with me for many years.
@donadunz (141)
26 Apr 17
@1hopefulman what happen, Felix ? If you are not comfortable to answer my question, just ignore it, ok?
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24 Apr 17
Yes it have significant meaning just try to wake up early as 5am and go outside. Near some green areas.. You will find ultimate beauty in nature and enjoy the most refreshing environment Do some meditation and that gives you an ocean of positive energy and strength. Its fantastic time at all. Almost the time of great enjoyable silence and energy booster
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
25 Apr 17
I usually do my best sleep between 5 and 8 AM. But I congratulate you for being able to get up so early as that gives you a long day and daylight to accomplish many things.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
25 Apr 17
I really need to go to bed earlier..
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
25 Apr 17
I should too but I'm just not sleepy at night.
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
25 Apr 17
As a child that saying was drummed into me so as a young adult I was in the habit of being a morning person, but when I married, the late husband was a night owl. He NEVER went to bed before 3 am. Gradually over the years, I started drifting in that direction, so now I would, if circumstances allowed stay up hours past midnight, but if I did that now somebody I feed would get awfully hungry! Also I meet friends for golf in the morning 2 or 3 times a week. So my rule is to get up at least 8 hours after I went to bed, whenever that might have been. My internal clock usually wakes me up right about then, too.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
26 Apr 17
So you need about 8 hours of precious sleep! I think we should always go to bed the same day we awoke and so no later than midnight unless there are special circumstances.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
24 Apr 17
I sleep the same schedule as you do. But though I am healthy, I am not wealthy or probably wise :))
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
25 Apr 17
Well, one is yes, one is no, and one is questionable. Have you tried to see what happens if you go to bed at 11 and get up at 7? Maybe you are just not early enough?
@dodo19 (47336)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
25 Apr 17
I generally go to bed soon after my kids are asleep. By 9 o'clock I am usually under the blankets, reading a book for a little and going to sleep. I try not to go to bed much later than that, because I know I'll be up early the next morning. I'm usually up around 6.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
26 Apr 17
When one has children tat need to be taken care of, that is a good schedule. I remember those days.
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@allknowing (137811)
• India
25 Apr 17
I believe in that norm and practice it too.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
25 Apr 17
I think that you and everybody else is wise to do so. The night is made for sleeping and we should all get enough sleep.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
26 Apr 17
@allknowing Me too! It one of the blessings of life. Now, it is nearing midnight again as it is 11:31 PM and so I will be going to bed soon. Good night!
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@allknowing (137811)
• India
26 Apr 17
@1hopefulman I will not trade sleep for anything in the world.
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@LeaPea2417 (37381)
• Toccoa, Georgia
24 Apr 17
I usually go to bed around midnight and get up around 8 or 8:30 am. It is normal for me.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
24 Apr 17
We are pretty close in the sleep cycle.
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@LeaPea2417 (37381)
• Toccoa, Georgia
24 Apr 17
@1hopefulman Yes, that is true.
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