Comments on: The 9:45 PM Evening Rule

By: Christina Marie

Christina Marie — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:58:52 +0000

I always start to get off the computer between 10:30 – 11 and then watch a video as I head off to bed. Then again, it’s currently summer, so nevermind. ;)

By: Jörn

Jörn — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:26:04 +0000

Love this idea!
I, too, have a morning routine, but I fail to go to bed at regular times. I won’t go so far as to shut down my pc at a given time, but I think I will try disconnecting from the internet at 10pm or so.
Thanks for sharing!

By: yannic

yannic — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:49:54 +0000

Hmm usually I shut down my mac(s) by 10:00-10:30 PM..
But sometimesI find it much more relaxing and inspiring to spend time on non-digital media, though.

Reading a good book or writing some toughts down in my moleskine is a good finish for a busy and exhausting day.

By: Ally

Ally — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:39:30 +0000

Whoa, this is scaring me with the little amount of sleep everyone is getting – not to mention, making me feel guilty!

The past few weeks have seen me slipping into a routine of chatting/surfing/SIMS2′ing until around 1-1:30am each morning.

I then wake at 4am to make sure my partner gets off to work in time (he’s a shift worker)… and I always tell myself “today I’m going to get up at 6am and go for a run” – but because of the lack of sleep I end up getting up at 7:30am, which only just gives me enough time to get ready for work which starts at 8:30am!

Good advice Glenn, I might start trying to make my bedtime 10pm or so. Nice round number and that way if I wake at 6am to go for a run I’ve still had 8 hours sleep! (She says at 11:40pm… hahaha)

By: Brian Amerige

Brian Amerige — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:16:16 +0000

I get home around 3 PMish, where I write software until about 5 PM. I eat dinner, get my schoolwork done, and I’m usually finished with that by 9 or 10 PM. From then to about 12:30 or 1 AMish, I write software some more. I usually watch TV after that until around 2 AM, and wake the next morning at 7:00 AM.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:58:31 +0000

I use the Energy Saver to auto shutdown at midnight. It prompts me to okay or cancel. At least then I feel guilty when I stay up. It has been effective in sending me to bed earlier. Even if I don’t go to bed it allows me to regulate and not push past the point of too little sleep.

I use the method below to figure out how much sleep I get:

http://tinyurl.com/88qug

My mac doesn’t sleep, third party usb 2 card makes go into a coma instead.

By: Keenan

Keenan — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:48:26 +0000

I really can’t even start getting down to serious work until 10, so a rule like that wouldn’t work for me.

By: Alec Feld

Alec Feld — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:18:26 +0000

I wish I had the quality of commiting to something like that. It’s good that you’re taking initiative on when things happen, I wish I could do that, my time schedule is way too loose and flexible.

I suppose it’s because I procrastinate too much. I always say “oh I’m so getting up at 6 AM tomorrow and getting lots of stuff done” (actually happened this morning again) and then I never do it. The alarm sounds off, I turn the alarm off, and go back to bed. It’s the same thing with the computer. “You know, I’ll turn it off at 11 tonight”, yet it never happens. I always say “just a half hour more” or “just one more hour” and that ends up being three hours, me going to bed at 2/3 AM, and getting up at 7 with only four hours of sleep.

I suppose that, even if I did turn my Mac off at 9:45, I would still be up just as late watching TV something else.

The 9:45 time doesn’t really work out for me though. I tend to do more work and better work later in the night, so doing homework/research is usually done by me around 8/9/10/11.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:22:29 +0000

Glenn. I don’t have a mac but my computer gets “Shut Down” at about 10:30 pm. I Think that is a little late so maybe I will try your 9:45 pm thing. It sounds productive. Great idea!

By: paka

paka — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:02:50 +0000

Well… as everyday I say, today I am gonna go to sleep ealier and it never happens :| My girlfriend is even complaining I should go to sleep with her, just lay down together for at least 10 minutes. Usually what happens I am late and she already felt asleep or I keep working :|

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:16:47 +0000

The G5 hasn’t been off, or even asleep, for months. It’s essentially on 24/7.

I’m writing this comment now at 2:16 am, and probably won’t be to sleep for a few more hours. I’ll wake up at 5. Welcome to my life :)

By: Stephen Paul

Stephen Paul — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:13:23 +0000

Wow… I wish I were that strong…

I too wake up around six each morning and I too stay up on my Mac into the wee hours of the night, causing me to not get enough sleep. At all. I always feel drowsy and out of focus, very forgetful. I hate it… If I could end that early I really would, but that’s just not gonna happen – School is too taxing and doesn’t leave me with enough time to do stuff like blog and read blogs, so I’m going to have to not join you in your peace & quiet until at least 10:30/11 pm.

Which stinks.

By: Smaran

Smaran — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:19:55 +0000

I’m going to join you in this, Glenn. My Mac goes off by 9:45 PM from now on.

By: Shawn Blanc

Shawn Blanc — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:13:46 +0000

I’m in the exact same boat as you. I get up at 6 every day, and I am usually on my mac before I go to bed as well.

If I don’t get focused about my time in the evenings then I end up wasting it and usuall staying up too late.

I like the 9:45 rule. Just shut ‘er down.

By: Justin Brown

Justin Brown — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:33:42 +0000

I usually stay up until around 11:15 on my Mac and then wake up around 6AM. I really should start getting off my mac earlier but…. easier said than done.

By: DeathAxe

DeathAxe — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:32:37 +0000

I usually shut down my computer between 9:30 and 10PM. Then I listen to some music.

By: Steffan Williams

Steffan Williams — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:35:05 +0000

I’m a University student. My timetable is a bit more, how can I say this.. relaxed.. than a school timetable.

For example, I have ten hours a week on average. Last week I had two hours, this week I have eight. None of this really makes a difference to my sleeping habit – I’ve been really bad a sleeping for years. =P

By: mike

mike — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:34:24 +0000

I’m a late night kind of guy. I’m usually up until 3-4am, generally doing stuff on the net. To wind down, I’ll take a shower and then lay in bed listening to a podcast/reading for awhile. Usually results in me getting no sleep on days when I have class early, but meh. I’m awake when its late.

By: Laurence Anderson

Laurence Anderson — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:14:11 +0000

@alej744:

I’m sure most of the 14/15 commenters here go to school, if not have some sort of day job.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:12:21 +0000

Well it’s ten past midnight and reading this post is making me feel guilty…

Good night!