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Habits for sleep
531 entries pulled from 54 stacks. Default order is consensus: the number of tracked people who have publicly backed each one.
15 entries
Reset- HabitFREE, no cost01
Cutting out alcohol
Drinking nothing, or close to it: the most common upgrade in these stacks
Backed by 13 of 54 stacks: 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
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 4 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost03
Phone out of the bedroom
Charge it in another room and buy an actual alarm clock
Backed by 6 of 54 stacks: 4 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost04
Afternoon caffeine cutoff
A cutoff in early afternoon; caffeine's half-life runs longer than most expect
Backed by 4 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 2 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost05
Warm bath or shower before bed
Warm water an hour or two before sleep drops core temperature after
Backed by 3 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed 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
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed 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
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed 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
Backed by 2 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost09
Evening reset
Clear today's mess and stage tomorrow before you go to bed
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost10
Falling asleep to podcasts
Narrative audio at lights out in place of a book or the television
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost11
Nasal breathing
Breathe through the nose by default, including during easy exercise
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 0 do it, 0 recommend it, 1 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost12
No alarm clock
Waking without an alarm, kept only for early flights
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost13
No phone calls after 10 p.m.
A hard stop on calls and conversations late in the evening so the brain can wind down
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost14
Reading philosophy before bed
Ending the day on a page or two of philosophy, then thinking it over before sleep
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost15
Washing the dishes
Doing the dishes by hand after dinner as a fixed, screen-free end to the day
Backed by 1 of 54 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
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