Andrew Huberman· PhD
And as Matt and I both know, it has to be of the eyes, right? These portals are the only way to convey to the rest of the brain and body about the time of day and wakefulness.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
And as Matt and I both know, it has to be of the eyes, right? These portals are the only way to convey to the rest of the brain and body about the time of day and wakefulness.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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First of all, the main way to wake up your nervous system, even though it might not feel like a triple espresso is going to be that light exposure to the eyes. And if you can't get it from sunlight is going to be from any bright, artificial light. I'm not a huge proponent of the daylight simulators. They're very expensive. You can simply buy a 900 lux led far more inexpensively.