Reset week — Vieje Piauwasdy

I wrote yesterday about how I plan on getting my body right this week by taking a week off to rest. I’m also adding getting my sleep right this week after yet another bad Monday of rest and sleep. This will be my reset week.

I’ve written a lot about my issues on rest and sleep over the years. I’ve struggled a lot these last couple years. I believe a lot of this is just getting older and my changing body doesn’t allow me to do what I used to do in my 20s, and I haven’t done a good job adjusting.

To be fair, I’ve made a lot of adjustments the past few years. But it feels like a bit of whack a mole. As I fix or attempt to fix one thing, I get older and that problem gets worse or another problem pops up. Isn’t getting older fun?

I know sleep issues are very common, especially in my friend group at this age. But at this point, I’ve got way too many bad habits to ignore and I’d be silly to continue to ignore them and slog through life feeling like crap.

So this will be my reset week. My intentions are to:

Rest my body. I plan on doing a few active recovery activities like yoga, stretching, walking, etc. But this week is making sure my body can recover and heal.
Get to a consistent bed and wake time. This has been one of the drivers for me not being able to feel rested.
- I plan on being in bed by 10pm PST and lights off by 10:30pm PST. On weekends, I will allow this to push back 30 minutes with lights off by 11pm.
- I will wake up everyday at 6:30am PST. Given the day and need, I may stretch this an extra 30-60 minutes but my goal is to be up by 7:30am PST everyday.
Limit my social schedule on the weekends to ensure that my sleep is actually good sleep. I have been sleeping a lot in terms of hours on the weekends, but a lot of that isn’t great sleep as I throw alcohol into the mix. I can live a little bit, but limiting my intake or at least making sure I get one night of good sleep can go a long way.

My hope is that this reset week can be the building block for better habits. If I feel good next week, then I’ll want to repeat that and this will hopefully snowball into just overall better habits. I’m looking forward to a big reset this week.