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REM cycle. Disruptions to your sleep will the day’s highlights and writing them down leave you tired and slow your performance. will transform your waking and sleeping To keep your productivity at its highest level, thought. It’s part of a wealthy lifestyle to make sure you eliminate any hindrances to appreciate all the great things of the day: your sleep cycle. That email or text message doors held open, great conversations had. can wait until tomorrow. Turn off your phone Whatever the highlight, list it and prepare or put it on silent to ensure a good night’s your mind for great sleep. sleep. 5. Read a real book. 4. Write in your journal. No, not the “dear One last thing to contribute to your good diary” kind of entries. Keeping a journal is a sleep is to read a quality book. You can practice that can help you process the day decide what a quality book is to you, but and make sense of your thoughts. Keep your reading before bed is a great way to make journal in the nightstand and every night take that final transition into sleep. a few minutes to review the day’s triumphs It will also keep you away from bright lights and write down what you’re grateful for that and electronics (hint: don’t read on your day. phone or tablet, the light might disrupt your Don’t make this a boring, unthoughtful eyes and affect your sleep cycle) and soothe experience. Think of it as a nightly meditation your body into the sleeping process. -- just two minutes of reflection thinking about