sleep

The Total Guide To Sleeping Better

Not sleeping well? No wonder you look like death warmed up. It doesn’t have to be that way. Here are Gizmodo’s favourite gadgets for tracking and improving your sleep patterns, and Lifehacker’s best tips for getting a proper night’s rest.


Ask LH: Is It Dangerous To Keep A Smartphone In The Bedroom?

Hi Lifehacker, My partner doesn’t like to have mobile phones in the bedroom while we sleep. I can understand this from a “not wanting to be woken up by irritating text message” point of view, but there is also the issue of the radiation that emanates from the little suckers as they sit there recharging. Is this a genuine health concern, a hippy fallacy, is the truth somewhere in the middle, or is the jury still out? Thanks, Bed Phone


Walk Me Up Alarm Clock Forces You Out Of Bed

Android: If you have a tendency to sleep through alarms, Walk Me Up can help you by forcing you to get out of bed and move around. The app uses your phone’s accelerometer to count the number of steps you take after the alarm goes off.


Wear Socks To Fall Asleep Easily

If you’re having trouble getting to sleep, the problem may not be in your head. In fact, it might be in your feet.


Twilight For Android Changes Your Screen Brightness By Time Of Day

Twilight is an Android app that automatically adjusts your device’s brightness (technically, its colour temperature) over the course of the day, reducing the harsh whites and blues as the day progresses. We’ve talked about how to avoid eyestrain at the computer, but when you’re not staring at a computer screen, you’re probably looking at your phone or tablet, and Twilight can help.


Why Ideas Pop Into Your Head When You’re Trying To Fall Asleep

You lay down to go to bed, ready to fall asleep quickly and get a good night’s rest. Just as you’re about to fall asleep, some thought pops into your head, you can’t stop thinking about it, and then before you know it the clock reads three in the morning. It’s annoying, but Scientific American sheds a little light on why this happens.


Five Best Sleep Tracking Tools

Not getting the sleep you need? The key to improving your sleep habits is a mix of good sleep habits and understanding the things that keep you from getting the best sleep you possibly can. That’s where sleep tracking gadgets that you wear, and smartphone apps that monitor your sleep cycles, come into play. This week, we’re looking at five of the best sleep tracking tools, based on your nominations.


The Four Elements Of Physical Energy And How To Master Them

“Manage your energy, not your time.” This is the quote that made Tony Schwartz famous, and it’s one that I believe best represents a truly efficient lifestyle in the 21st century. Yet, living “manage your energy, not your time” is incredibly hard, at least for me. It probably took me around a year to fully grasp its meaning. Since then, I’ve turned my life upside down and changed my routine dramatically.


Science Explains Why You Should Stop Hitting The Snooze Button

It’s all too tempting to hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off in the morning. You might think the extra few minutes will give you time to wake up, but it does more harm than good. This video explains why.


The Crazy Things We Do In Our Sleep (And How To Treat Them)

Do you know what you’re doing while you’re asleep? If you’re like millions of other people, you could be talking, walking, or even having sex in your sleep. Here are some of the crazy things we do when we’re asleep and what you can do about them.


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