This four-week plan steadies your body clock by keeping weekend wake times close and moving weeknight bedtime earlier.
Four Week Rhythm Repeat these check-ins each week while bedtime shifts earlier.
How It Works One weekend wake rule and gradual weeknight changes address the schedule mismatch.
Keep Wake Times Close Choose your weekday wake time and get up no more than one hour later on weekends.
Nap Before Three If you are truly short on sleep, take one 20-minute Saturday nap before 3 pm, then keep a normal bedtime.
Shift Bedtime Slowly Move weeknight bedtime 15 minutes earlier each week until weeknight sleep is within one hour of the amount your weekend sleep suggested.
Reduce Monday Jet Lag Large Saturday sleep-ins can shift your body clock and make Monday mornings feel like crossing time zones.
Sleep Practices These are the concrete habits that make up the plan.
Weekend Wake Time Within 1 hour of weekdays
Short Nap 20 min before 3 pm
Earlier Bedtime 15 min earlier each week