I know what time I naturally wake up around (somewhere around 6am, my alarm is set for then but I rarely wake up to it because I'm already awake). Sometimes on weekends my body might sleep in until 7-8am... so 6am is just my median really.

So I decided that bedtime needs to be between 9-10pm so that I can make sure I get enough sleep. Which means I go to bed at 9pm, and I read. I know a lot of times advice says to not read in bed... but it's what works for me. It's the best way to calm my thoughts down enough to actually fall asleep.

I'll read until I feel myself not paying attention, and then I'll turn the lights off. Seeing as I love to read, I typically enjoy going to bed and don't delay it because I'll want to read! And on the nights when I'm not falling asleep as soon as I should be - at least I'm laying down and resting quietly.

I'm also not allowed to get out of bed until it's nearly time for my alarm to go. I find that it messes with my body -- I typically want to get up and DO EVERYTHING as soon as I wake up, so I force myself to stay in that bed no matter how much it might drive me crazy. (I usually have issues with waking up insanely early, and it gets worse if I give up and get out of bed)