Since the beginning of August, members of The Huffington Post/AOL community have engaged in some serious "sleep therapy," radically rethinking their o...

What we hope you have learned this last month, however, is that getting better rest will help make all the other aspects of your life easier and more pleasurable.

Growing up, many of us had a bedtime routine -- and some have kept up with one as adults. I, on the other hand, take a different tack, carrying on with my night until sleep more or less punches me in the face.

During my five weeks of what I've dubbed "sleep therapy," I'll wear a silent alarm-clock wristband that also tracks how many hours I sleep, how many times I wake up at night and how long it actually takes to fall asleep.