Bullet Journal Sleep Tracker Ideas

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• Recommended resources
• Benefits of sleep you might not know about
• How much sleep to get each night?
• How to track sleep in a bullet journal
• By hours of the day
• Line graph
• Circle wheel tracker
• Multiple sleep factors
• Start and end times
• Tips to fall asleep in 10 seconds
• Free bullet journal sleep log template
• Conclusion

Benefits of sleep you might not know about

You know about the usual benefits of sleep that help you recover your energy, repair your body, and keep those totally attractive dark circles and bloodshot eyes at bay. But here are a few more key reasons why you should get more zzz’s:

1. Sleep can lead to better pay.

Sleep helps to ingrain the knowledge you absorb to memory faster. Whether you’re learning a new language or trying to ace that exam, getting sleep helps you retain that information much better. And with those better grades or skills, that can in turn make you a more prospective employee or help you venture out into entrepreneurship.

2. Sleep can make you lean and stronger.

Similar to how sleep aids in retaining mental knowledge, sleep helps you catch on to the new physical skills you are learning too. From learning a new instrument to perfecting that ballet twirl, sleep helps commit the tactile knowledge to muscle memory.

Another perk is that sleep helps your metabolism perform optimally, meaning that you’re more effective at burning the calories of what you eat and therefore maintaining a healthy weight.

3. Sleep can save your life.

When your body is well-rested, you have more energy to take on what life throws at you each day. You want that sharper attention for tasks that require it, such as driving on the road. Let's avoid THAT kind of accident and other dangerous scenarios.

4. Sleep improves your quality of life.

Sleep helps you reach your peak in productivity. On top of that, it helps to lower stress and can even help prevent depression.

Additionally, those who get more sleep live longer, so that in itself is a pretty good reason to get adequate sleep.

5. Sleep can make you a better bullet journalist.

It’s true! In addition to helping your brain function at full capacity for the organized, analytical side of the brain, sleep helps to spur your creativity too. Both of which help make bullet journaling fun and effective at the same time.

How much sleep to get each night?

The amount that each person needs varies, but a general rule of thumb is that adults need at least 7 hours of sleep.

If you're wondering about the rest of your family, here's what the National Sleep Foundation recommends:

• Infants: up to 16 hours
• Toddlers (1-3): up to 12-14 hours
• Preschool (3-5): 11-13 hours
• School age (6-12): 10-11 hours
• Teens: 8.5-9.5 hours
• Adults: 7-9 hours

How to track sleep in a bullet journal

Sleep is one of the many things that bullet journalists like to track in their bujo. Here are some examples of how others have tracked sleep.

By hours of the day

This is a great at-a-glance technique that helps you figure out when you’re getting your sleep each day. (via @kb.creative_)

Line graph

This gives a better sense of the amount of sleep you get each day. In this bullet journal example, multiple things are being tracked in the same line graph area. This includes a mood tracker and fitness tracker along with the sleep log. (via Pin image)

Circle wheel tracker

Use color coding to indicate the number of hours of sleep you get each night. (via Pin image)

Multiple sleep factors

This is a more comprehensive approach that allows you to see the number of hours gotten each night in bar graph form, when the sleep happened, and how it affects mood or energy levels. (via Tiny Ray of Sunshine)

Start and end times

With this approach, you can still make it visual with a bar graph to indicate the number of hours slept and color coding to mark the quality of sleep you got. (via @craftenginerd)

Tips to fall asleep in 10 seconds

If your mind races at a mile a minute and you have trouble falling asleep, try some of these techniques to help you learn how to fall asleep when not tired:

• Use reverse psychology by trying to force yourself to stay awake if you have trouble sleeping.
• Physically get out of bed to do some activity for 10 minutes.
• Hide your clock.
• Take a warm shower to wind down.
• Wear socks to bed.
• Use lavender* to relax your body.
• Blow bubbles.
• Give yourself acupressure -- the space between your eyebrows, the area on the top part of your foot between the first and second toes, or massage both ears.

Read more science-backed tips via Huffington Post that could help you fall asleep faster.

Free bullet journal sleep log template

Now what you’ve been waiting for, the free bullet journal sleep tracker printable template. Just click the sleep tracker image below to get your free printable.

All you need to do is add the month at the top and fill in the day of the week next to the running row of days of the month. Then use your favorite highlighter* to mark the hours you slept and color in the number of stars that correspond with your energy levels with vibrant pens*.

Click the image for the free bullet journal sleep tracker log template in pdf. It'll be a blank template without the instructions. Enjoy!

If you enjoy bullet journal printables, I have lots more to share!

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