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Get Out of Bed After 20–25 Minutes Awake
If you can’t fall asleep or fall back asleep after roughly 20–25 minutes, get out of bed and go somewhere else, ideally in dim light, until you feel sleepy enough to return. The goal is to break the learned association between the bed and being awake, which can make it easier to fall asleep again over time.
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“The rule of thumb, it's just a rule of thumb, about 20, 25 minutes. If you can't fall back asleep or you can't fall asleep it's okay... I'm just going to get up get out of bed.”
huberman · Dr. Matt Walker: Protocols to Improve Your Sleep | Huberman Lab Guest Series · Apr 10, 2024 · 20:43 · open ↗
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