How to Sleep Better for the Rest of Your Life
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I'm a notoriously bad sleeper and have been my whole life. That said, I've done a number of experiments to see if I can make my sleep better (biphasic sleep, changing up my sleep routine, meditation, no coffee, no alcohol, etc.) and I'm gonna share what I know about how to get better sleep.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:54 Acceptance
02:20 Routine
02:55 No Alcohol
03:47 No Caffeine After 2pm
04:49 Don't Eat Right Before Bed
05:02 Exercise
06:42 Light in the morning
07:12 No phone in bed
08:15 Reading a book
09:17 Blackout curtains & white noise
09:44 Progressive muscle relaxation
10:31 Meditation
10:53 Journaling
11:27 Counting backwards and spelling nothing
11:38 Stuff I've tried that didn't work
12:14 Stuff I'm thinking about trying
VIDEOS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO
Biphasic Sleep • Trying Biphasic Sleep for 2 Months, See Wh...
Bed at 10pm • I Tried Going to Bed Every Night at 10pm, ...
Bed at 7pm • I Went to Bed at 7pm Every Night for a Wee...
No Alcohol for a Year • We're Quitting Alcohol for a Year (and may...
I Meditated Every Day • I Meditated Every Day for a Month. Here's ...
Cold Showers • I Took Cold Showers Every Day for a Month,...
No Caffeine • We Quit Caffeine for a Month, Here's What ...
Sleep Positions • I Tried Different Sleep Positions Every Ni...
SOURCES
Beardlovers Sub-reddit: / hey_sleepers_do_you_have_any_tricks_for_go...
Progressive Muscle Relaxation https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-lib...
Nice blog post about telling yourself bedtime stories https://theswaddle.com/is-this-normal...
Belly Breathing https://www.health.harvard.edu/health...
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