Amakati yizilwane ezichitha ingxenye enkulu yosuku lwawo zilele. Lokhu kubalulekile hhayi kuphela enhlalakahleni yabo kepha nasempilweni yabo. Ngakho-ke, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi amakati abe nendawo eyodwa noma ngaphezulu efanelekile yokuphumula kahle nangokuthula.

Emakati, ukulala kugqokwa yimijikelezo eminingana usuku lonke ngokushintsha phakathi kwezigaba ezilandelayo:

• Ukulala okulula: ukulala okuphumuzayo, kufanelana nokozela. Lobu buthongo buhlala cishe imizuzu eyi-15 kuye kwengama-30 lapho amakati ehlala elungele ukuvuka noma nini lapho kudingeka. Ngakho-ke, ikati ngokuvamile lilele endaweni yokuphamba lapho lilele kancane ukuze likwazi ukwenza ngokushesha ngomsindo omncane noma ngephunga elincane nje;
• Ukulala okujulile: kufushane futhi kuthatha cishe imizuzu emihlanu ngaphambi kokuba ikati liqale ukozela. Ngesikhathi sokulala okujulile, ikati livame ukulala ngohlangothi futhi likhululeke ngokuphelele. Kungalesi sikhathi sokulala lapho ukulala kwe-REM kwenzeka lapho kungenzeka khona ukuthi ikati liyaphupha. Uma ubona ikati lakho lihambisa intshebe yakhe noma izidladla zakhe ngenkathi elele, kungenzeka ukuthi uyaphupha.

Isikhathi sokulala kwekati silinganisa amahora ayi-15-16 ngosuku. Kungaba ngaphezulu futhi ifike emahoreni angama-20 okulala ngosuku. Lokhu kunjalo ikakhulukazi ngamakati kanye namakati asekhulile. Uma kuqhathaniswa, isikhathi sokulala esimaphakathi senja amahora angama-12 ngosuku. Izinga lokushisa nesimo sezulu ngaphandle nakho kufanele kubhekwe. Eqinisweni, amakati afinyelela ngaphandle angathanda kakhulu ukulala endlini uma kubanda noma lina. Kodwa-ke, lobu bude bokulala buyahlukahluka kakhulu kusuka kwelinye ikati kuye kwelinye kodwa futhi kuya ngohlobo. Ezinye izinhlobo ziyasebenza kakhulu kanti ezinye ziyabuthongo. Ekugcineni, isikhathi sokulala kwekati naso siyahlukahluka kuye ngesimo sayo sempilo.

Inhloso yesikhathi eside kangaka sokulala ukonga amandla emisebenzi yabo, ikakhulukazi ukuzingela. Iningi lamakati ayizilwane ezinomsebenzi wasebusuku kakhulu noma wokuhlwa, achitha ukulala kwawo okuningi emini lapho kunokukhanya. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-felid amaningi asebenza ngalolu hlelo olufanayo. Lokhu kunjalo ngamabhubesi achitha usuku lwawo elele ngenkathi ebeka ubusuku emsebenzini wawo wokuzingela. Kumakati, ukuzingela ebusuku kungaba yinto yokudlala, ibhola, noma enye into ezobadonsela amehlo. Lokhu kudinga amandla futhi ukulala kwakhe okuzomvumela ukuthi enze yonke le misebenzi. Noma kunjalo, amakati amaningi ajwayela ijubane lamakhosi awo futhi alala ebusuku ngasikhathi sinye nawo. Ukulala kusiza namakati ukuhambisa isikhathi ukuze angadinwa.

Ukukhuthaza ukulala okuphumuzayo kukati lakho, kunconywa ukuthi ukukunikeze okulandelayo:

• Isikhala esifanelekile sokulala kwakhe: lokhu kuyadingeka ukuthi ikati lakho lilale ngokuthula. Ngakho-ke, ungamhlelela ubhasikidi endaweni ezolile nephephile lapho kunezindawo ezimbalwa nomsindo omncane ukuze ungamphazamisi;
• Ubhasikidi onethezekile futhi omnandi: kule ndawo ethulile, mbekele ubhasikidi onethezekile ukuze akwazi ukunethezeka. Kodwa-ke, amakati amaningi athola yedwa izindawo ezifanele kakhulu zokulala, njengebhasikidi yokuwasha noma igumbi lokugqoka. Lezi zindawo zikhululekile ngokwanele kuye futhi uqinisekile ukuthi ngeke aphazanyiswe lapho. Ngakho-ke ungakhathazeki uma ikati lakho limunca ubhasikidi obumlungiselele wona;
• Ukuthula kwengqondo: kubalulekile ukushiya ikati lakho lodwa lapho lilele. Akekho othanda ukuphazanyiswa ngesikhathi sokulala, kanjalo namakati. Ukukhuthaza ukulala okuphumuzayo, ikati lakho akufanele liphazanyiswe lapho lilele;
• Inhlanzeko enhle: kubalulekile futhi ukuwasha njalo ubhasikidi wekati lakho noma indawo akhethe ukulala kuyo ukuze lesi sikhala sihlale sihlanzekile;
• Ukushisa okujabulisayo kwegumbi: ngokuvamile amakati athanda ukulala eduze komthombo wokushisa. Ngakho-ke unganqikazi ukumhlelela isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi eduze komthombo wokushisa noma ekukhanyeni kwelanga, njalo ngendlela ephephile.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi, njengakumuntu, amakati angahlushwa ukuphazamiseka kokulala. Ngakho-ke kuyadingeka ukuxhumana nodokotela wezilwane nganoma yimuphi umbuzo noma isimo esingajwayelekile esimayelana nokulala kwekati lakho.