Do you hit the snooze button in the morning after your alarm goes off?
It is called drockling -- and instead of giving you a few extra minutes of sleep, it actually can make you feel groggier!
Here is why: that extra 5 to 10 minutes of dozing you get between alarms is not enough time to give you a complete sleep cycle, and disrupting it in the middle can leave you feeling foggy, cranky, and even more tired.
And according to the National Sleep Foundation, that grogginess can last up to 90 minutes!
Not the best way to start your day.
Instead: if you find yourself getting into the drockling habit, ask yourself why.
- Are you going to bed too late to get a full night of sleep?
- Is something interrupting your sleep?
- What can you do to make sure you get 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night?
- Or maybe it is time to do a little goal-setting so you are more inspired and excited to get up and tackle the day!
This will go a long way toward having less stressful and more productive mornings -- which can set the tone for a really great day.
Make it an amazing day! -- Sara Karman