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Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.

Red light bulbs

Ordinary fittings that put out red light, dimmed for the hours before bed

Screw-in bulbs that emit long-wavelength red rather than white, put into bedside and hallway lamps so the end of the evening happens under light that does less to suppress melatonin. Dimmable versions are the ones worth buying, because a bright red bulb is still bright. They cost a few dollars each. This is the cheap end of evening light control, and switching the overheads off achieves much of the same thing for nothing.

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Other entries filed under sleep.

  • Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.

    WHOOP

    WHOOP

    Screenless wrist strap tracking strain, recovery and sleep

    Backed by 6 of 62 stacks: 4 do it, 1 recommend it, 1 have discussed it
  • Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.

    Oura Ring

    Oura

    Ring-worn sleep and readiness tracker

    Backed by 5 of 62 stacks: 2 do it, 0 recommend it, 3 have discussed it
  • Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.

    Blue-light blocking glasses

    Amber lenses worn in the evening: popular, and genuinely contested

    Backed by 4 of 62 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 1 have discussed it
  • Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.

    Eight Sleep

    Eight Sleep

    Mattress cover that actively heats and cools each side of the bed

    Backed by 3 of 62 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
  • Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.

    Light therapy lamp

    Bright artificial light for dark mornings when sunlight is not available

    Backed by 3 of 62 stacks: 2 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
  • Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.

    Sleep eye mask

    A cloth mask that blocks light at the eyes when a room cannot be made dark.

    Backed by 3 of 62 stacks: 1 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it

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