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What to do instead of scrolling in bed: judging it before you start
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What to do instead of scrolling in bed: judging it before you start

Most people want what to do instead of scrolling in bed to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·March 25, 2026·4 min read
Naps and neck pain: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
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Naps and neck pain: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

Let us set the limits of naps and neck pain first: it reliably improves steadier sleep, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything promising results…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·March 19, 2026·4 min read
How long natural waking takes: a version you can actually follow
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How long natural waking takes: a version you can actually follow

Anyone who has spent time on how long natural waking takes has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·March 13, 2026·4 min read
Can a disrupted clock be reset: method, rhythm and limits
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Can a disrupted clock be reset: method, rhythm and limits

Anyone who has spent time on can a disrupted clock be reset has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·March 7, 2026·4 min read
How soon to eat after waking: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
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How soon to eat after waking: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

If you have already tried how soon to eat after waking and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·March 1, 2026·4 min read
Evening exercise and sleep onset: the order that saves effort
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Evening exercise and sleep onset: the order that saves effort

Put evening exercise and sleep onset back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·February 23, 2026·4 min read
Light, mood and the short days: what to do and what to skip
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Light, mood and the short days: what to do and what to skip

Let us set the limits of light, mood and the short days first: it reliably improves energy that holds through the afternoon, and it does not deliver…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·February 17, 2026·4 min read
Handling jet lag on arrival: a version you can actually follow
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Handling jet lag on arrival: a version you can actually follow

Separate two things in handling jet lag on arrival: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·September 9, 2026·4 min read
Why a fixed wake time beats a fixed bedtime: a version you can actually follow
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Why a fixed wake time beats a fixed bedtime: a version you can actually follow

Most people want why a fixed wake time beats a fixed bedtime to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·September 3, 2026·4 min read
Eight hours and still tired: what to do and what to skip
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Eight hours and still tired: what to do and what to skip

Advice on eight hours and still tired tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·August 28, 2026·4 min read
How to take a twenty-minute nap, explained once properly
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How to take a twenty-minute nap, explained once properly

Let us set the limits of how to take a twenty-minute nap first: it reliably improves a body that copes with season changes, and it does not deliver…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·August 22, 2026·4 min read
What weekend catch-up sleep really fixes: the order that saves effort
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What weekend catch-up sleep really fixes: the order that saves effort

Most people do not fail at what weekend catch-up sleep really fixes from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·August 16, 2026·4 min read
Getting to bed before eleven, explained once properly
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Getting to bed before eleven, explained once properly

Anyone who has spent time on getting to bed before eleven has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·August 10, 2026·4 min read
Recovering from a late night: nine specific questions
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Recovering from a late night: nine specific questions

Put recovering from a late night back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·August 4, 2026·4 min read
Structuring the first hour after waking: method, rhythm and limits
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Structuring the first hour after waking: method, rhythm and limits

Let us set the limits of structuring the first hour after waking first: it reliably improves a body that copes with season changes, and it does not…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·July 29, 2026·4 min read
How morning light sets the clock: making the complicated part simple
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How morning light sets the clock: making the complicated part simple

Most people do not fail at how morning light sets the clock from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·July 23, 2026·4 min read
The half-life of caffeine: method, rhythm and limits
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The half-life of caffeine: method, rhythm and limits

Most people want the half-life of caffeine to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·July 17, 2026·4 min read
A two-hour pre-bed checklist: a version you can actually follow
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A two-hour pre-bed checklist: a version you can actually follow

If you only read one paragraph, read this: a two-hour pre-bed checklist depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·July 11, 2026·4 min read
Shift work without wrecking your week: nine specific questions
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Shift work without wrecking your week: nine specific questions

If you have already tried shift work without wrecking your week and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·July 5, 2026·4 min read
The right order after a night shift: a version you can actually follow
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The right order after a night shift: a version you can actually follow

If you have already tried the right order after a night shift and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·June 29, 2026·4 min read