Bedtime Reverse-Planner: Free Night Routine Tool

Instead of planning your night forward and hoping it fits, this works backward from your bedtime. Pick your target lights-out time, choose what belongs in each 10-minute phase, and it tells you the exact minute to start so Close the Day, Prepare for Tomorrow, and Wind Down all land before you need to be asleep.

For the thinking behind the 10-10-10 framework, see the full night routine guide.

This follows the 10-10-10 framework from the article. Set your target bedtime, and it counts backward through Wind Down, Prepare for Tomorrow, and Close the Day, so you know exactly when to start.

Step 1

Set your bedtime

The time you want to be winding down and asleep by.

Target bedtime

Wake time (optional) Used only to show your total sleep window.

Minutes per phase

Step 2

Choose what’s in each phase

Defaults follow the article. Uncheck anything that doesn’t fit your night.

Close the Day

Phase 1

Evening brain dump, write down every open loop

10-minute tidy, reset kitchen and clear desk

Prepare for Tomorrow

Phase 2

Lay out clothes, pack bag, charge devices

Write tomorrow’s top three tasks

Decide tomorrow’s breakfast

Wind Down Your Mind

Phase 3

Finish one intentional thing on your phone, then screens off

Read a physical book, no phone or notebook in reach

Start your routine at

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Bedtime

Close the Day Prepare for Tomorrow Wind Down