Why You Need To Join The 8pm Bedtime Brigadep

Increasing numbers of us are going to bed super-early – Sarah Rainey discovers there are some good reasons why…

A FEW YEARS ago, you’d boast about how late you’d gone to bed. ‘3am? Lame! We didn’t even get to the club until 4...’

Back then, sleep was something to take for granted – an unnecessary intrusion into the hedonism of our lives. By nodding off, we risked missing out on all the fun.

Fast-forward to now and, oh, how times have changed. Sleep has become the ultimate status symbol, a precious commodity to be protected, at all costs, against invitations ‘out-out’ or late-night Netflix binges. The most envy-inducing evening plans these days are bath, bed and a good book.