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Welcome weary traveler… This is a collection of slightly-less-than-obvious sleep advice that’s actually worked for me. I had poor sleep for my entire life until figuring out most of the below—the result of which is that I now feel that I have agency over whether or not I sleep well. Which has been life changing. In descending order of effect size. CBTi is the greatest sleep intervention ever created by mankind. Despite its proven efficacy, it’s not nearly as well known or widespread as it should be. It seems to be normally deployed for moderate to severe cases of insomnia, but I think it could potentially be worth doing for all humans, both as a prophylactic and as a sort of “sleep tune-up”. What’s the expected value of getting 10% better sleep for the rest of your life? Seems astronomical1 to me. I did Sleep Reset’s CBTi program, which was cheaper than doing it with an actual sleep therapist, but more expensive than some of the other free CBTi programs like Night Owl (which seemed l

How to sleep 30 Jan 2023 Welcome weary traveler… This is a collection of slightly-less-than-obvious sleep advice that’s actually worked for me. I had poor sleep for my entire life until figuring out most of the below—the result of which is that I now feel that I have agency over whether or not I sleep well. Which has been life changing. The basics Before trying anything new get the basics down your room is cold, dark, and quiet you don’t eat 3+ hours before bed you don’t drink (much) water 2+ hours before bed you limit intake of alcohol and caffeine What worked for me In descending order of ef

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