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Habits for sleep
762 entries pulled from 62 stacks. Items are ordered by how many tracked people are on record about them, including discussion, use and recommendations.
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15 entries
Reset- HabitFREE, no cost01
Cutting out alcohol
Drinking nothing, or close to it: the most common upgrade in these stacks
On record from 13 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it, 2 recommend it, 6 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost02
Dim the lights at night
Low, warm, low-placed light for the last few hours of the day
On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 4 recommend it - HabitFREE, no cost03
Phone out of the bedroom
Charge it in another room and buy an actual alarm clock
On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 4 do it, 2 recommend it - HabitFREE, no cost04
Afternoon caffeine cutoff
A cutoff in early afternoon; caffeine's half-life runs longer than most expect
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 2 recommend it, 1 has discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost05
Warm bath or shower before bed
Warm water an hour or two before sleep drops core temperature after
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost06
Hot water with lemon
A mug of hot water with a slice of lemon, to start the day or wind it down
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - HabitFREE, no cost07
No eating close to bedtime
Finishing the last meal a few hours before sleep so digestion is done by lights out
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost08
Screens off an hour before bed
Phone, laptop and TV closed for the last hour, replaced by a book or nothing at all
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost
Evening reset
Clear today's mess and stage tomorrow before you go to bed
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Falling asleep to podcasts
Narrative audio at lights out in place of a book or the television
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Nasal breathing
Breathe through the nose by default, including during easy exercise
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 has discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost
No alarm clock
Waking without an alarm, kept only for early flights
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
No phone calls after 10 p.m.
A hard stop on calls and conversations late in the evening so the brain can wind down
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Reading philosophy before bed
Ending the day on a page or two of philosophy, then thinking it over before sleep
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Washing the dishes
Doing the dishes by hand after dinner as a fixed, screen-free end to the day
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it
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