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Nice list. I second having better sleep with white/brown noise. Be careful with in ears though. Don't wanna catch an infection. Also rolling over one ear piece
by sod 3y ago
Nice list. I second having better sleep with white/brown noise. Be careful with in ears though. Don't wanna catch an infection. Also rolling over one ear piece may wake you up again, sabotaging the sleep.
I may add, as it's not mentioned in the article: co2. My 55m^2 flat barely stays below critical co2 levels without ventilation for a 7 hour sleep. So keeping all doors open is crucial and/or a window slightly open on the other side of the apartment. Closing the bedroom door - which I sometimes did when as I wasn't aware of this yet - was a recipe for a headaches and bad recovery.
For waking up, having natural light or other sources of light turn on before the actual alarm clock rings is nice to feel better in the morning.
- vincelt 3y agoThanks, never thought about that, I'll sometimes wake up in the middle of the night with a sort of claustrophobic feeling and need to take a deep breath when there is no ventilation or windows open. Girlfriend always complain that I must leave everything open because of that. Do you use a Co2 meter to monitor?
- sod 3y agoYeah, I bought two co2 meters - one for each room - after a hackernews thread about losing cognitive function with rising levels. So I only bought them to improve work. Really wanted to know how often and long I have to open the windows. Often I closed the doors to sleep as the noise from neighbors woke me up sometimes. Was completely dumbfounded to wake up to >2000 ppm co2 in my bedroom. And my meter doesn't even go much further as anything above 2k is considered "get fresh air now". Now I only close the door to the bathroom and keep everything else open.
- not_kurt_godel 3y agoI've had similar experiences after getting CO2 monitors as well. I suspect 80+% of people are sleeping with CO2 levels that are negatively impacting their cognitive function.