Sleep Your Way to the Top
The ultimate evening routine for cutting stress, creating momentum, and cultivating happiness
As important as it is to start your day right, it’s equally important to end each day with intention. An evening routine not only honors the day you had, it prepares you for the tomorrow by generating massive momentum, productivity, focus, creativity, and energy — but you wouldn’t know it in a society that celebrates busyness over basic health.
The fact is that you cannot, and will not, be healthy if you are not actively optimizing your night routine. I’ve been tweaking my own for a few years, and the best version so far is below. Use it as a springboard for exploring what works for you.
1. Do a daily reflection
If you reflect on the things you did right, on your successes, that allows you to celebrate every little success. It allows you to realize how much you’ve done right, the good things you’ve done in your life.
— Leo Babauta
As my sons wash up before for bed, I spend five minutes answering the following questions:
