What time do you need to go to bed to get enough sleep?

We will tell you what to do to make awakening easy and quick.

This question was submitted by our reader. You too can you ask your question to Lifehacker - if it is interesting, we will definitely answer.

Vasily Kozak

Lifehacker editor.

Most often, the problem of insufficient or excess sleep is caused by two factors.

1. You cannot go to bed on time.
2. You cannot wake up in time.

And if the solution to the first point is largely related to self-discipline, then in the second case the situation is more complicated. It often happens that, having honestly gone to bed at 23:00, we wake up when the alarm goes off, for example at 6:30. But at the same time, we feel completely overwhelmed - although the recommended rate seems to be met.

The reason is that sleep is a cyclical phenomenon. It consistsYour Sleep Cycle Revealed 5-6 time slots, each about 90 minutes long. At the beginning of the cycle, we fall asleep, closer to the middle, we sleep soundly. And by the end, the body is ready to wake up easily - from an alarm clock or, let's say, sunlight. To get up awake, schedule an awakening at the end of your cycle.

Summary: to wake up quickly and vigorously, set the alarm correctly. The time for which to start it can be calculated independently - for example, using sleep calculator Life hacker. Or using special mobile applicationsthat track your sleep quality and wake you up at the right time.

Note that it usually takes a person 14 minutes to fall asleep.