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Blog Post #4: Amazing Hour

When I was a little girl, there was no such thing as “amazing hour”. It was simply called “bedtime”. I did not grow up around smartphones, tablets, or even very much television. My sister and I spent our time playing with toys and playing dress up in the basement with friends. Each night, our parents would read us stories to put us to sleep and later in life, we read our own books before heading off to bed! It wasn’t until a few years ago that technology seriously came into our lives (via smartphone) and destroyed the idea of a normal sleep schedule.
Trying “amazing hour” allowed me to reminisce about simpler times when I would crack open my favorite book and read from dusk till dawn. During “amazing hour”, I read approximately 40 pages of a book, which is 100% more than I have read in the previous month. I went to sleep feeling youthful, peaceful, and quite proud of myself! My cell phone has quite an addictive quality to it, so being able to resist its willpower for the “amazing hour” was a small accomplishment worth celebrating.

The next morning was a cloudy, dreary Monday. I woke up on time and attended my 8:30 am Athletic Training class as intended. I did not feel particularly more “awake” in the early hours, but I did notice that after being back home for a few hours, I didn’t feel as though I needed to take a nap. If I continued to do “amazing hour” and made it a part of my nightly routine, I would surely see better results in terms of energy and sleep quality. Come summertime, I will set aside more “amazing hours” for reading and relaxing (without technology) before falling asleep.

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