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YOUR SLEEP SCHED
IS A BIT WONKYYou should be clocking seven hours
of uninterrupted zeds every night.
Just as crucial is a regular sleep-
wake pattern, says Dr Timothy
Morgenthaler, a sleep specialist at
the Mayo Clinic. Consistently going
to bed and waking at the same
time every day (or within a half-
hour) helps your body know when
to be alert and when to snooze.YOU HAVE A SNEAKY
SLEEP DISORDERIf your habits are A+ and you’re
still not waking up refreshed,
you might have a disorder. Keep
a sleep diary for two typical weeks
(so, you know, not when you’re at
a hen’s weekend) and note the
time you’re going to bed, your
pre-sleep activities, any unusual
awakenings, the amount of time
needed to fall asleep, when you’re
getting up, and how refreshed you
feel. Once you’re armed with these
details, meet with your doc. She
may want you to sign up for a sleep
study, a one-night observation
that can detect disorders like
sleep apnoea (where your airway
can get blocked).hack 2017
Keep a big empty jar
on a shelf and fill it with
notes of good things that
betide you this year. When
something cool crops up,
write it on a Post-it and
put it in there. Next year,
you can empty the jar and
see what amazeballs stuff
happened to you in 2017.
Jar of joy.No one’s got enough
hours in their day, so
whoever invented the
one-hour default in
calendar software has a
lot to answer for. They’ve
been wasting our time. In
2017, make a pledge to set
meetings at 30 minutes.
Most meetings don’t need
more than 30 mins to tick
off what’s on the agenda.
You might only need 15.Source
it outWrite it
down
Stick
to 30
Can’t bear to face
scrubbing last year’s
lasagne off the bottom of
your oven? Outsource the
job on Airtasker! Post a
task for free by describing
on airtasker.com what
you need done – anything
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to designing a website.
Airtasker Workers will
provide offers, fees for
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your task. Check out their
profiles, pick the best one,
and they’ll get the job
done. Or, if you’re keen for
a little extra cash in 2017,
put yourself forward as a
Worker. Love.