If, like me, you're anything but a morning person, any method to help you wake up feeling less like the bottom of a bag of trash is more than welcome.
Struggling to function like a normal human being without that first cup of coffee could be a thing of the past, because help is at hand.
Luckily, some geniuses have come up with a 'sleep-calculator' which can work out exactly what time you need to go to bed to ensure the perfect sweet dreams. The calculator on web-blinds.com can help guarantee your beauty sleep with one click.
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It even factors in the 14minutes estimated necessary to naturally drift off.
Want to get up at 7am? Then the perfect times to head to bed are 9:46pm, 11:16pm, 12:46am or 2:16am.
Rising at 6am? Tuck in at 8:46pm, 10:16pm, 11:46pm or 1:16am.
Or want to be awake at 8am? You should hit the hay at 10:46pm, 12:16am, 1:46am or 3:16am.
The calculator can even work out precise times so you can be in time for that lecture, shift or train.
Need to be up and ready at 6:45am? Then going to bed at 9:31pm, 11:01pm, 12:31am or 2:01am is ideal.
It's all to do with sleep patterns and circadian rhythms.
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Forcing yourself to go to bed really early or taking in extra hours of sleep might not actually be beneficial - making you feel even more tired.
The calculator works on the basis that people usually have five or six, 90-minute sleep cycles per night.
Interrupting these cycles can leave you tired and grouchy, while waking in-between leaves you refreshed and alert. Or at least less likely to punch a co-worker.
The 'sleep-calculator' website claims: "Getting a good night's sleep is about more than simply going to bed early - it's about waking up at the right time, too.
"Using a formula based on the body's natural rhythms, the Sleep Calculator will work out the best time for you to rise or go to sleep."
It's definitely worth a shot.
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Words: Brad Marshall
Featured Image Credit: FOX/The SimpsonsTopics: Sleep