I said I would post why I missed a class for now on so here it is...
I was not at class yesterday because I sat down to eat at 5:30, the next thing I knew I looked at my clock at it was 8:23. I fell asleep. I struggle with these later classes and having to be up so early the next day. I'm hoping my body adjusts eventually. Monday and Wednesday nights I get home at 10:30 and I'm up until almost midnight if not later, then waking up to go to work. How did everyone get through this as an orange belt?
There are techniques to help calm the mind and allow you to go to sleep earlier, as in asleep by 11:00pm. The other thing is to compensate on other days by arranging to go to sleep earlier and sleep in later, such that your overall average is a reasonable number. I have one of my goals to be in bed for sleeping 7.5 hours a day on average. This means I have to be aware of what is keeping me up, and shut the computer (my vice) off and go to bed on time. Also, strangly enough, diet also plays a role here, including the timing of stimulants like coffee. I have personally restricted coffee to before noon and this helps.
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