Day 6 To Amazing Sleep

Day 6 To Amazing Sleep

Welcome to week 2! Let's get into it

A simple rule of thumb is to avoid bright artificial lights of all colors, and in particular, overhead lights, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. That bright light exposure will absolutely quash any melatonin that happens to be circulating in your brain and body. - AH

Bright lights tell your brain to be awake. So, sunlight is great in the morning. But it does the opposite effect at night. It makes you feel awake when you want to sleep. So, bright, artificial lights at night make sleep worse.

Because your eyes are very light-sensitive at night, even a tiny amount can throw off your sleep rhythms. So the less light, the better. Using no light is impossible but you can a) dim the intensity or b) put them lower in your visual field.

Because of the ways your eyes work, they can only recognize photons from lights that are above you. So if you put a lamp on the floor, your sleep won't be that affected by it.

You need to experiment to find what works for you. This seems like a good place to start:

Action for the day

If you can get something like the pic above, amazing.

Otherwise, look for ways to decrease lights around you. Andrew wears sunglasses when he's out. I turn off lights in my room and let some pass from the corridor/outside. If I need to move around, I'll use my phone flashlight.

In any case, starting 9-10 pm, turn off, dim, or lower the lights in your environment

It's tough in the first 1-2 days. But after that, it's relaxing and you'll learn how to fit it with any life circumstances. Like when you're traveling, working late, or getting kidnapped by Huberman haters.