If you are already trying to juggle a packed schedule and lack of sleep with all of your personal and professional obligations, it can be tough to find the right sleep schedule and best hours to sleep to meet your health needs. However, it’s important that you get enough sleep, even if it doesn’t fall into a standard schedule.

Need to be up and moving by 4 am each morning? Try to get to bed before 9 pm. That might mean cutting out a few hours of your favorite television shows, but it will be worth it when you don’t experience that mid-afternoon slump you’re used to feeling each day around 1 pm.

If you’re having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep at night - or if you find that you are experiencing daytime sleepiness despite getting to bed at a decent hour every night - you may want to chat with a doctor. You might have an underlying health condition that is causing your sleepiness.