Turn off your phone and go to sleep early tonight - you'll thank yourself tomorrow

Convincing yourself to put away the smartphone and heading to bed is difficult for adults who see the late evening as me-time, says Andrea Mara

IT’S midnight. It’s a weeknight. It’s time for bed. And I’m absolutely definitely going now. I’ll just refresh my Facebook feed one last time. And check my email. And flick through the channels. Then I’ll go to bed. Except 15 minutes later, I’m still here, postponing the inevitable. And despite the upcoming morning regret, I already know I’ll do it again tomorrow night.

Why do so many of us have an inability to go to bed? And can night owls ever become early birds? To find out more, I spoke to the experts, asked some converts, and tested the theory myself.