Some of the world’s most lucrative works these days are those which have shifting schedules – the kind of job which has you working in the nighttime. And indeed they compensate very satisfactorily, with the night differentials and other allowances, night shift jobs are usually very generous. The only problem is how you can get your body to adjust to sleeping during the daytime instead?

I’ve known some insomnia cases where the insomniac starts feeling drowsy only after seeing the light of dawn. Sleeping in the daytime would be easy if you had this type of insomnia. But since you don’t, here are ways how you can help yourself adjust to your new bedtime.

What affects your sleep? Sleeping during the daytime is hard because everyone else is up and busy. If everyone’s out to work, the house will be all silent and by the time they’ve returned you’ll be off to work. But if the setup isn’t as ideal, you’re gonna have to talk to them and strike a deal. Get them to acknowledge your sleeping hours so they’ll know that they have to be quiet. Actually, the best way to make this work for you is to live with colleagues who have the same shift.

Get the darkest room in the house. When I went to my friend’s apartment, I saw that her room didn’t have windows (but her door had a screen so there was appropriate ventilation). We ended up oversleeping the next day because we didn’t know that the sun is already up. It just felt like night every minute.

Keep to your schedule for 1 month. According to a study in Psychology, a person can make a habit out of something if the activity is done regularly in a period of 1 month.