Dr. Michael Grandner
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Podcast Appearances
That's your body telling you that you're ready.
Or you may be standing thinking like, what am I standing here like an idiot for?
I've been here for a half an hour.
What am I doing?
That's your other signal that you're not ready.
Sleep is not something that you do.
Sleep is something that happens to you when the situation allows for this.
That's a concept I borrowed from a colleague of mine, Lindsay Shaw, who's also a fantastic sleep person and sports psychophysiologist.
I learned this from her.
I use it all the time.
It captures it really well.
Sometimes...
Sleep is not under your, your ability to sleep isn't under your control.
You're awake.
Like you need to wind down.
Maybe you're just not ready.
And if you're just not ready, laying there in bed scrolling is going to help.
Go do that somewhere else.
If you are getting ready, respond to those body signals.
If you can't stand next to your bed, if that's a little too silly for you, sit and sit up on your bed.