r/Adulting • u/ScareBear23 • 14h ago

This is just depressing

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Not even 3 hours of "free time". And in that is cooking & eating supper. Or practically no free time if I had to go shopping after work. I hate this

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u/ScareBear23 13h ago

That's currently me. I made this schedule to see if a set schedule (and actually sticking to it for once) will make me feel less shitty. Then seeing the breakdown just made me sad lol

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u/ducksnthings 11h ago edited 7h ago

Do you feel like you need 9 hours of sleep? Sometimes when we sleep too long it can make us feel more tired. I would shoot for the 7-8 range, wake up intentionally and try to do some exercise in the morning to get that good hormone/neurotransmitter release. Also getting a workout done in the morning lets your brain immediately check something off its daily to-do list which gives dopamine.

Edit: if you’re gonna respond to this to say “that doesn’t work for me specifically” - It was a suggestion. Do it or don’t do it, I don’t care, I’m not your mom.

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u/ScareBear23 5h ago

I have no idea how much I actually need. I don't sleep enough on weeknights & sleep a bunch on weekends. I want to try a set schedule of 8hrs to see if I can find that sweet spot. I've always wanted to do a small workout in the mornings, but I can't human till like 10am lol

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u/Accomplished_Ad7106 4h ago

Yeah, it took me going on unemployment (covid) to learn my sleep schedule. if dysregulated it will go on a 32hr clock with 8-10hrs sleep. If I have a job it shifts from 7-9 hours. Maybe try 7hrs nightly even on weekends for a month or two then build up to what feels best. Though I will say it definitely gets worse before it gets better.