The general rule of thumb that I've been living by, is to get as much bright light in my eyes ideally from sunlight anytime I want to be alert. - Right. - And doing exactly the opposite when I want to be asleep.
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The general rule of thumb that I've been living by, is to get as much bright light in my eyes ideally from sunlight anytime I want to be alert. - Right. - And doing exactly the opposite when I want to be asleep.
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And then in the evening, which is this critical period three that we're referring to, really try and dim those lights or have them off or just rely on candlelight or moonlight from the hours of about 10:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m.
Ideally, the lights that you do use you would place low in that physical environment. So you would try and not use overhead lights, but rather rely on desk lamps or lights even placed low to the floor, even on the floor. If you are going to use light at night, and most people do, I would encourage you to use as little artificial light as is required to carry out the activities you need to require safely.
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.