sleep
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iSleepDiary Tracks Your Sleep Patterns And Quality
6:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you’ve been waking up feeling like you might have been fighting off a zombie horde in your sleep, it might be time to start tracking your sleep patterns to get to the bottom of things. More »
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Getting More Sleep Almost Certainly Staves Off Colds
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Game addictions, all-night crams and television catch-up marathons will probably cost you in Kleenex. That’s according to a recent (and cruel) study that exposed both under-slept and fully-rested people to cold viruses and measured if and when they fell ill. More »
Work
Mix A Custom Sleep Track At Sound Sleeping
8:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you’re looking for soothing tracks to help your sleep or fill your work space, Sound Sleeping offers you the ability to mix your own custom track. More »
Work
Morning Types Crash Faster Than Night Owls, Study Says
8:30AM Azadeh Ensha | The early bird may get the worm, but there’s something to be said about burning the midnight oil. In fact, according to a new study, staying up later and longer may increase alertness and productivity more than being an early riser. More »
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3:00PM Angus Kidman | If herbs don’t work to cure your insomnia and you can’t convince yourself to get up and work, your PC might be the next best solution to sleeplessness. (No, we’re not talking about in-depth financial news reporting.) More »
Curing Insomnia With Online Tools
3:00PM Angus Kidman | If herbs don’t work to cure your insomnia and you can’t convince yourself to get up and work, your PC might be the next best solution to sleeplessness. (No, we’re not talking about in-depth financial news reporting.) More »
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Make A Smoke Alarm Clock To Wake Even The Soundest Sleeper
4:30AM Rosa Golijan | Some people can sleep through anything and everything. Crashing thunder, breaking dishes, a bus driving through the house? No problem! But some self-preservation instinct seems to force even the soundest sleepers awake when they hear a smoke alarm go off. More »
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Your Need To Sleep (Or Not) Might Be Hard-Wired
9:30PM Kevin Purdy | Those friends who claim they “only need” five or six hours of sleep, as compared to your lazy eight? Researchers suggest their lowered slumber needs are a genetic mutation, and that the rest of us shouldn’t fight our instincts. More »
Travel
Turn A Pair Of Water Wings Into A Travel Pillow
3:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Anyone who has logged even a single long-distance flight knows how hard getting some good sleep on a plane can be. Use this cheap and ingenious hack to get the rest you need. More »
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Reset Your Sleep Cycle With A 16-Hour Fast
9:30PM Kevin Purdy | Your brain’s natural tendencies don’t easily accommodate international flights, all-nighters or rotating shift work. Refusing to eat for about 16 hours before waking up, however, can help reboot your sleep cycle. More »
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