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Employee Sleep Rituals & Routines

For people of any age, a bedtime routine sends signals to the brain that it’s time to start winding down
and preparing for sleep. Here are some best practices from our MIL employees:

Shaun Henderson, Info. Systems & Cyber Security, Sr. Manager

I try to follow a schedule of 9 PM to 6 AM.
Most of the time it’s easy to disengage from customer support (unless new tech is
involved). When it comes to overhead functions, etc., I can’t disengage that easily. This
is primarily because I’m responsible for my team’s well-being. That’s not a simple 9-5
job with an easy “off” switch I can flip. So, if I get a late call, I might not get to keep my
9-6 schedule, but that’s life, and I can make up the lost sleep on the weekend.
The best advice I can give on finding a way to disconnect:
If you can’t do anything about a problem right now, let it go. That doesn’t mean you
won’t be able to deal with it in 10 minutes from now, maybe an hour, or tomorrow
morning. And when that time comes, deal with it. But until then, there’s nothing you
can do about it, so don’t worry about it.

That has helped me deal with the stress related to issues I couldn’t affect now, whether
it’s during the normal workday or after hours.”

Glenita Mulcahy, Human Resources, Manager

“To disconnect from work each day, I read for 30 minutes. It helps me to turn off my
work thoughts. I also leave my phone(s) in another room when I go to bed at night.”

Rosalba Rojas, Human Resources Coordinator

“As a late-night volleyball player, my chronotype is the Wolf. I am most active in the
evenings and have a late bedtime. However, I find that white noise helps shut down
my brain quickly as well as a hot cup of tea. In the mornings, I schedule enough time
to work on projects that will slowly amp up my brain and take big meetings in the later
part of my morning.”

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