Dr. Zelana Montminy

So there's a lot.

And I think because of that, we have a responsibility to create rituals for ourselves within our days where we

take time to be intentional about what it is that we're tackling for that day and to schedule in.

If you're a person who needs to scroll through social media and thinks that's restorative, it's actually not at all.

It's still content that you're digesting, but then factor that into your day.

Don't just do it.

like we talked about just on autopilot, actually say, okay, this is my scroll time.

I scheduled this into my calendar.

I have 10 minutes to scroll through Instagram.

Starts now and put that timer on.

So you're actually giving yourself the time to do that versus just telling yourself, I can't do that.

But then the other chunks of time don't do that.

So being really intentional about how you create your day and factor in those kinds of rituals is important.

Yes.

Sleep is essentially our operating system reboot.

Like we shut down our computer, we have to shut down our body.

We need it for our nervous system and for everything to function well.

You could do every hack in the world and nothing's going to really make a dent if you don't have a sound sleep routine in place and sleep hygiene.

I would say that what you're talking about, the light is really important.

Exposing yourself to daylight first thing when you wake is critical.