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    Successful people have productive bedtime habits including reading before sleep, avoiding screens, taking walks, meditating, getting creative, and planning the next day. These habits help reduce stress, improve memory and brain health, increase creativity, and set oneself up for a productive day. Studies show benefits such as reduced cognitive decline from reading, increased creativity from walking, and lower stress and anxiety from meditation. Planning the next day mirrors a study where students with better time management skills had higher GPAs than peers with higher SAT scores.

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    Successful people have productive bedtime habits including reading before sleep, avoiding screens, taking walks, meditating, getting creative, and planning the next day. These habits help reduce stress, improve memory and brain health, increase creativity, and set oneself up for a productive day. Studies show benefits such as reduced cognitive decline from reading, increased creativity from walking, and lower stress and anxiety from meditation. Planning the next day mirrors a study where students with better time management skills had higher GPAs than peers with higher SAT scores.

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    Successful people have productive bedtime habits including reading before sleep, avoiding screens, taking walks, meditating, getting creative, and planning the next day. These habits help reduce stress, improve memory and brain health, increase creativity, and set oneself up for a productive day. Studies show benefits such as reduced cognitive decline from reading, increased creativity from walking, and lower stress and anxiety from meditation. Planning the next day mirrors a study where students with better time management skills had higher GPAs than peers with higher SAT scores.

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    Weveallheardthestoriesaboutthemegasuccessfulwhowakeupearlyevery

    dayandconquertheworldbeforemostpeopleputthecoffeeon.Butwhat
    abouttheothertimeofdaythatplaysanequallyimportantrole?Whatare
    successfulpeopledoingrightbeforebed?Doyouwanttoknowthesecret?
    Theysetthemselvesuptohaveanevenmoreproductivedaytomorrow.

    Herearesixbedtimehabitsofhighlysuccessfulpeople.

    1.Readforanhour

    MicrosoftbillionaireBillGatesisanavidreader.Eachnightbeforebed,he
    spendsanhourreadingabook,rangingontopicsfrompoliticstocurrent
    events.

    Asidefromtheobviousbenefitsofgainingnewknowledge,readingdailyhas
    alsobeenshowntoreducestressandimprovememory.A2009studyfrom
    theUniversityofEssexrevealedthatreadingforaslittleassixminutesaday
    canreducestresslevelsbyupto68%.

    Anotherbigbenefitfromcrackingopenagoodbookonanightlybasisisthat
    itcanimprovethelongtermhealthofyourbrain.Everytimeyouread,itslike
    amentalworkoutforyourmind.ThisstudyperformedinBritainshowedthat
    peoplewhostimulatedtheirmindsthroughactivitieslikereading,reduced
    cognitivedeclinebyanaverageof32%astheygotolderinage.

    2.Unplug

    Afterpassingoutfromexhaustionandinjuringherheadtothetuneoffive
    stitches,AriannaHuffingtonhasbeenanevangelistforunplugging.Every
    nightbeforebed,sheputsherphoneinanotherroomsoshesnotdistracted
    byitbeforebed.Andscienceprovesthatshemightbeontosomething.
    AccordingtoDrCharlesCzeisler,aprofessorofsleepmedicineatHarvard
    University,thebrightlightsproducedbyourcellphonescreensdisruptour
    bodiesnaturalsleeprhythmandactuallytrickourbodiesintothinkingits
    daytime.Thosebrightlightssendamessagetoourbrainsthatprevents
    certainchemicalsfrombeingreleased,causingustohaveamuchhardertime
    goingtosleep.So,ifyouwantagoodnightsrest,stashyourphoneinanother
    room.

    3.Takeawalk

    ThebusyCEOofBufferlikestounwindwithabriskwalkrightbeforebed.He
    useshiswalkstoturnoffhisthoughtsaboutwork,andslowlyworkhisself
    intoastateoftiredness.

    Forabusypersonalwaysonthego,Joelslatenightwalkroutinecouldbe
    perfectwaytounwindafterastressfulday.Andasidefromtheobvioushealth
    benefitsofdailywalk,thereacoupleofsurprisingbonusesthatcomealongas
    well.

    Onestudyrevealedthatwalkingcanincreasecreativity.Whenyourewalking,
    yourmindisntworkingasvigorously,whichopensupthefreeflowofideas.
    Soifyouvegotatoughproblemyouhaventbeenabletosolve,maybeanice,
    nighttimestrollisallyouneedtofindtheperfect,creativesolution.

    4.Meditate

    Themediamavenhaslongsupportedtheideaofregularmeditation.No
    doubt,Ms.Winfreyhasaschedulethatkeepshermightybusy,andwhat
    betterwaytounwindattheendofastressfulday,thanwithafocused
    meditationsession.

    Theresoftentimesastigmasurroundingmeditation,andtherehasalways
    beenadebateastowhethermediationisactuallyhelpful.Butwhena2014
    studytookalookatover19,000casesinvolvingmediation,theresultswere
    clear.Meditationwasfoundtohelpreducestress,anxiety,depression,and
    pain.Soregardlessofonesviewofmediation,youcantarguewiththe
    results.

    5.Getcreative

    In2006,VeraWangstatedtoFortunethathernightlyroutineincludes,afair
    amountofdesigningatleastconceptuallyifnotliterally.Sometimes,the
    quietofthenightcanbetheperfectremedyforacreativeblock.

    Whatsevenmoresurprisingisthattheresastudythatactuallyshowsnight
    timecanbetheperfecttimeforcreativity,evenifyouretiredfromalong
    day.AstudyfromAlbionCollegerevealedthat,tasksrequiringcreative
    insightwasconsistentlybetterduringtheirnonoptimaltimesofday..

    Soifyoureamorningperson(raiseshand),thenyourmostcreativeideaswill
    comerightbeforebed.Researchersbelievethisistruebecauseyourmindis
    lessrestrainedatnight.Yourabilitytomakelogicalconnectionsworsens,but
    itworksinyourfavorbecauseyoureabletomakeconnectionsyouwouldnt
    havebeenabletootherwise.
    6.Planthenextday

    TheAmericanExpressCEOlikestomanagehistime,andhedoessoby
    endinghisnightsinaverysimpleway.Heplansoutthreethingshewantsto
    accomplishforthefollowingday.Thatway,hecanwakeupinthemorning,
    andgettoworkonhismostimportanttasks,rightaway.

    Thisstudyfromtheearly90ssupportsChenaultsstrangeaddictionwith
    planning.Researchersfollowedagroupofstudentsfromtheirhighschool
    years,untilfouryearslaterattheendoftheircollegecareers.Theresearchers
    testedthesestudentsontheirtimemanagementskillsinhighschool,and
    whentheycaughtupwiththosestudentsfouryearslater,theymadea
    shockingdiscovery.

    Thestudentswithbettertimemanagementskills,hadhighercollegeGPAs
    thentheirpeerswhohadhigherSATscores.Basically,timemanagement
    playedabiggerroleintheiracademicsuccessthanactualscholasticaptitude.

    Featuredphotocredit:oninnovationviaflickr.com

    Setagoalforyourself

    "Failureisunavoidableinourlives.ButifI
    canlearnsomethingfromiteverytime,the
    chanceofsuccesswillonlyincrease."

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