Gain more quality time. Change your sleeping pattern.
Posted on 17. Jul, 2009 by Sujimy in Blog, Make It Work
Some of my clients and contacts asked me: “why do we get your emails at 3 or 4 in the morning?” I told them that’s the best time to work. No interruptions and the subconscious mind is working at its best. I read that your thoughts and intent can crystallize better when subconscious mind is performing at its optimum.
Ever since I got kids, I was trying to get more quality time – for my kids, my family and for myself. In the beginning, it was not easy to juggle I tell you. But over time you begin to find ways to maximize your 24 hours daily.
This is how my schedule looks like on a weekday:
3am: I wake up to clear my emails and proposals. Do my prayers and ponder how I can make the best of my day. How can I do this everyday? Well, I sleep really early around 9am. That’s when I make my kids sleep too. So I have good 6 hours (well, depending how often my baby wakes up for milk).
6am: After morning prayers I will sleep till 8am. So my total sleep time is 8 hours.
8am: Attend to my kids when they wake up. Look at their homework and catch up on what they need. Will do this till around 10 am.
10am: Head to office.
10am to 5pm: Usually for meetings, clients and my team. Sometimes I will squeeze in reading time and watch movies with my wife or friends.
5 – 6pm: Head home to freshen up.
6.30pm: Fetch my daughter from School.
7pm: Fetch my other kids from my in-laws.
8 – 9pm: Laze around with my kids either reading or simply monkeying around.
9pm: Get everybody to bed so I can work later in the morning.
I realize that I get to do a lot with my existing schedule just by changing my sleeping pattern. I get to be with the people I love and get to do the thing I love most.
I think when my kids are older, I will change my sleeping pattern again. Some asked me how I get use to this pattern… Well, we are creatures of habit – sure can do.
Make it work.
shahib
17. Jul, 2009
waah a very good tips!!~ ok insyAllah nk try amalkan.. i really have problems when it comes to sleeping habits.. haiz.. maybe pasal masih single..
Sujimy
18. Jul, 2009
Biasa tu Shahib. Kita pernah single juga he he. When got married esp with kids, I find that I can make myself sleep so easily lah. Macam kat army. Letak kepala kat bantal terus boleh tidur. Nikmat tu.
Sarah
24. Jul, 2009
This is really good. Thanks for sharing. I believe alot of us nightowls and who have other weird sleeping patterns can think along these lines of how to maximise our time. And in fact, prayers during those wee hours of the morning is deemed to be even better. Hmm… wow, now tt actually gets alot done both spiritually and otherwise (dunya wal akhirah)! Amazing…
Sujimy
26. Jul, 2009
What you say is so true Sarah. Seclusion at night for dunia and akhirat is excellent.
F.Dzaki
06. Sep, 2009
nice tips…both my daughters..lambat betul tido..da kasi susu pun masih main lagi..ada tips tak kasi dorang tido cepat sikit?
Sujimy
06. Sep, 2009
Pasal bab anak ni, I’m still learning lah Dzaki. But what I do, I dont let them sleep in the afternoon. Let them play sampai penat. Sure knock out by 9pm. How old are your kids?
F.Dzaki
08. Sep, 2009
my kids yang kakak 3 tahun yang adik baru 2 hari lepas setahun..