Lent is supposed to be a time of reflection and contemplation, but only if you do it right. And I can already say with confidence, barely a few days into this Lenten Season, that I am doing it wrong.

In the first place, I ate a sandwich tonight at around 8 p.m., which was one of the things during Lent I was going to try to adjust, no eating after 7 p.m., because I’ve always heard that eating earlier is better for your sleep, and sleep is another one of those things I was hoping Lent would fix. “Get at least eight hours of sleep a night,” I told myself, which was bookended by another Lent improvement: “Wake up at 6 each morning.”