Transcript excerpt from a conversation (host Ben Greenfield with other speakers) discussing practical strategies to manage sleep while traveling and coping with jet lag. Key recommendations in this excerpt include gradually shifting sleep schedule (suggested ~72 hours before departure) and normalizing brief nocturnal awakenings (waking once or twice, briefly, is common and not necessarily problematic).
What are some of the big dial movers for you when it comes to managing things like sleep during travel or jet lag?
Well, first of all, you have to adjust your sleep schedule. So they're like, gradually shifting the sleep schedule before departure. It's such a pain. So that's the first thing that we figure out, like, where are you traveling to? And how can we adjust the sleep schedule 72 hours before departure?
So, I mean, I think one thing is also not to freak out just because you woke up in the middle of the night to pee. You know, it's sort of normal to wake up periodically throughout the night. We only think of it as problematic if it's like a really a lot of times, like more than twice. And also if you're up for more than, like, five minutes.
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