You know you want it. You want to get better sleep and you swore that 2012 would be the year to do it. But you also want us to help. You want to make sure you’re going to do this right. So a couple weeks ago, we issued a throwdown for the Zeo Sleep Fitness [...]
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Sleep Science
This is the fourth and final post from Doug S. of Build Better Sleep, our January Featured Blogger (so sad!). In this last post, Doug examines how we beat ourselves up over a bad night of sleep, what that’s not cool, and what you can do the next time you’re having a less than stellar [...]
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Stress
Woody Allen once remarked: “Eighty percent of success is just showing up.” We think he’s onto something. When you show up, you make a commitment. You decide that, however things may turn out, you’re going to at least go along for the ride for a little bit. Learn something. Meet someone new. Experience a new [...]
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Falling Back Asleep,
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This is the second post from Doug S. of Build Better Sleep, our January Featured Blogger. In this post, Doug goes into the different methods that he’s found to be effective in helping him manage his chronic insomnia over the years. There’s some confusion over the actual definitions of sleeplessness versus insomnia, so I’m going [...]
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Falling Back Asleep,
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Sleep Promoters
Do you ever notice those folks who can sleep anywhere? They can plop down in the most cramped of airline seats, the noisiest of locations, billions of watts of light and boom! they’re out cold. Whereas for you – and the rest of us mortals – small things like noise and light can take you [...]
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Sleep Promoters,
Travel
On your “good sleep” list, you’ve got all your sheep in place, so to speak. Deep Sleep De-Mystified? Check. REM remastered? Check. 7 Steps for Sleeping Soundly? Check. The only thing your missing is Wake. Or rather, you’re not missing it – you want to know what to do about it. I’ll know it when [...]
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Caffiene,
circadian rhythm,
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Sleep Stealers,
Stress,
Wake
This guest post is by Alexandra Carmichael of CureTogether, a web community devoted to the idea that people can help each other live better by sharing data and experiences. Last night I couldn’t sleep. I lay awake, trying to relax my muscles, feeling my heart beat echo through my body. It feels like a car [...]
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Exercise,
Falling Back Asleep,
Trends
It’s 2:45 am and I’m Wide Awake… Welcome to an episode of a “racing mind”–a major sleep stealer that can keep you awake and lying in bed for what seems like hours. For some reason, your mind is buzzing, thinking about every minor (and major) thing in your life. If only you could just turn [...]
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Anxiety,
Falling Back Asleep,
Sleep Stealers