Dan Go’s 10-3-2-1 method for better sleep

The quality of your sleep determines the quality of your life.

That’s not a quote from someone (that I know of).

Nor is it the result of a double-blind peer-reviewed study (that I know of).

And yet, it is a hill I’m willing to die on. (Or at least sleep like the dead on.)

I’ve struggled with getting enough for years (and years).

I’ve written about it before.

I’ve even written about almost this exact same thing before.

But here I am, back in borderline burnout territory. And so, for me—and you—I’m revisiting the concept with an added twist. (The 10 wasn’t there last time.)

I’ve been following fitness consultant and fellow ex-Ontarion Dan Go for some time now. I love his lived-experience-based advice.

His simple rule for better sleep is the 10-3-2-1 method:

• 10 hours before bed, stop drinking coffee
• 3 hours before bed, stop eating.
• 2 hours before bed, stop drinking water.
• 1 hour before bed, stop looking at screens.

If you do one thing for yourself this holiday season, let it be trying to follow this. And if it helps, know that I will be out there, trying to follow it, too.

Counting down the hours,
James