Andrew Huberman· PhD
Slowly move eyes left → right (a few times) - Then counterclockwise circle → clockwise circle Look up → down - Gently attempt to look toward the bridge of your nose (faux cross-eyed)
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
Slowly move eyes left → right (a few times) - Then counterclockwise circle → clockwise circle Look up → down - Gently attempt to look toward the bridge of your nose (faux cross-eyed)
Every Sunday: the week’s new conflicts and verdict changes — and nothing else.
Native comments, Twitter mentions, and Reddit threads about this claim — surfaced together so the conversation isn't fragmented across platforms.
Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
Would love a "what would change this verdict" RSS feed. Sign me up if it exists.
Close your eyes and do slow, deliberate eye movements to shut down proprioception (body awareness) and signal your brain it's time to transition into sleep.
And these eye movements, including rolling them, etc., sort of trick the vestibular system into thinking that you’re rocking, which is also now being built into new sleeping technology.
There's some very interesting literature about specific patterns of eye movements making it easier to fall asleep very quickly.
10 minutes of bright outdoor light within the first hour of waking anchors the circadian phase and improves sleep onset that night.
Morning sunlight exposure shifts the cortisol awakening response forward, improving daytime alertness.
Long-term morning sunlight reduces age-related macular degeneration risk.
Sleep regularity predicts all-cause mortality more strongly than sleep duration.
Tracking deep sleep on a wearable accurately reflects EEG-measured slow-wave sleep.
Caffeine has a half-life long enough that consumption after 2pm measurably degrades deep sleep in slow metabolizers.