How to fall asleep faster: A step-by-step guide with advice from experts

“We see a good number of people, especially as they get older, that might not quite need as much sleep as they needed 30 years before, but they’re still trying to stay in bed for nine hours,” said Ronald Chervin, professor of neurology and division chief of the Sleep Disorders Centers, who advises that we decide what amount of sleep time is right and then set regular bedtime and wake-up hours.