Sleep
The habits around the eight hours that decide their quality.
6 fixes · 14 peer-reviewed sources · every claim traced to the paper it came from
The fixes
- A drink before sleepSkip the drink before sleep. On any night you want to sleep well, stop using a drink as the thing that gets you to sleep.
- Caffeine too lateCount back eight hours from the time you actually go to bed
- Morning light and your body clockTake something you already do in the morning
- Phone in bedPut your phone across the room, not on the nightstand
- Short sleepWake up at the same time every day, even on weekends
- Sleeping with the light onWhen you lie down to sleep, turn the lights off.