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Elite Daily – Science Says You Don’t Need More Sleep To Get Better Grades, But Here’s What You Do Need

Dr. Danielle Forshee, Psy.D., spoke with Elite Daily about the importance of a sleep schedule to help you generate healthy habits.

Until this becomes a norm at every college across the country, it’s still possible to find consistency in an otherwise hectic and constantly in-flux schedule. The reality is, your body’s going to be thrown for a loop if one day you’re crawling under the covers at 9 p.m., and the next, you’re crashing at 1 a.m. Consistency is key, doctor of psychology and licensed clinical social worker, Dr. Danielle Forshee, Psy.D., tells Elite Daily over email, so if you aren’t consistent in your sleep-wake schedule, everything is going to feel off-balance.

“Consistency generates habits, and the more consistent we are with maintaining a schedule, it will make it easier to generate healthy habits,” Forshee says. When you follow a proper sleep-wake schedule, she adds, your body will adapt, and eventually, you’ll naturally “start feeling tired at an acceptable bedtime, and you will feel refreshed at an acceptable hour in the morning.”

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