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One of the areas that we often neglect is the joy of sleep. It's just so hard to avoid distractions and get to bed early, and then we're struggling to get up when the alarm goes. My partner usually sets his alarm much earlier than he needs to get up, because he knows he's going to snooze it several times. (I have two alarms, one of them a small furry one that usually wants feeding and/or letting out, so I don't tend to snooze anywhere near as often!) But I do regret a bad night's sleep. If I get to bed late or I can't drop off, I feel so much more tired the next day. Exercise or my regular runs become far less appealing. Work becomes an ordeal fuelled by plenty of coffee if I don't get at least six hours (and at weekends I indulge in about eight or nine, sometimes more). http://freedom-muse.com/2014/10/06/sleep-better-feel-better/ How much sleep do you need, and how do you cope with insomnia when it strikes?