Start by setting your habits and your schedule. Then, find out about some gadgets.
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Earlier this week, I talked about the importance of sleep: earning enough can improve your memory, your learning abilities, your immune system, your overall cognitive performance, and so on. Its very important!
I asked the readers for advice on how to sleep well at night and some themes were common: no caffeine or alcohol in the hours before bedtime, maintaining a regular routine, waking up at the same time, etc. . (Find all these recommendations and more in our guide to sleep better at night).
Beyond habits and schedules, there are other ways to improve your dream: devices and devices. In collaboration with Wirecutter, a New York Times company that reviews and recommends products, here are five inexpensive solutions (ish) to help you sleep better.
White noise machine
I have already recommended machines with white noise, and always for the same reason: they are incredible. (A tweet from a married friend this week that jokes, not jokingly says he saved his marriage).
The white noise machines are great because they block all the noise that prevents you from sleeping and makes you feel down: you wonder why you're still awake and yuck, that's fine, if I fall asleep now, I'll have six hours and 33 minutes. sleep, which is not bad yet, I can do it, I'm fine, up to six hours and four minutes, but it's feasible, wait, it's good ...
Anyway. The choice of Wirecutter for a white noise machine is ASTI LectroFan. Deep sleep.
Earplugs
However, if you prefer to sleep in total silence, the right pair of earplugs will do the trick. Wirecutter recommends Mack's Slim Fit Soft Foam Earplugs.
In a kind of hybrid solution, Bose offers a headset that acts as an intermediate solution to hide the noise during your sleep: the Sleepbuds. Our consumer technology reporter, Brian X. Chen, tested them and achieved mixed results. But in the end, he recommends "try the Sleepbuds if you have trouble sleeping, with many warnings". One of the main warnings? The price: The Sleepbuds will cost you $ 250.
Sleep tracking application
Obtaining hard data to back up or demolish your theories about your own sleep habits can be very enlightening. A sleep monitor, like the one I use, SleepCycle, provides a lot of other information that tells you when you fall asleep, how you wake up, how long you sleep, and the general patterns of your habits. Wirecutter's favorite is Sleepscore.
Best pillows
Getting better pillows can also be a revelation, but it requires a much more personal investment and self-discovery. For years, I thought I liked very soft pillows because that was what I thought people were supposed to like, but after trying a very firm one, I discovered that I had deceived for years.
Wirecutter has many favorite pillows, with selections for every preference here; picks for those who sleep on the side here; and pick up for the body pillows here.
Curtains and curtains opaque.
If the outside light keeps you up at night, invest in curtains or opaque curtains. If you are looking for curtains, Wirecutter recommends Blackout window curtains with Sebastian total insulation, and if the curtains are more to your style, the choice of Wirecutter is the blind blind curtain exclusive to Select Blinds.
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Welcome to the Smarter Living newsletter! Editor Tim Herrera sends emails to readers with tips and suggestions for a better and more fulfilling life. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox.
Earlier this week, I talked about the importance of sleep: earning enough can improve your memory, your learning abilities, your immune system, your overall cognitive performance, and so on. Its very important!
I asked the readers for advice on how to sleep well at night and some themes were common: no caffeine or alcohol in the hours before bedtime, maintaining a regular routine, waking up at the same time, etc. . (Find all these recommendations and more in our guide to sleep better at night).
Beyond habits and schedules, there are other ways to improve your dream: devices and devices. In collaboration with Wirecutter, a New York Times company that reviews and recommends products, here are five inexpensive solutions (ish) to help you sleep better.
White noise machine
I have already recommended machines with white noise, and always for the same reason: they are incredible. (A tweet from a married friend this week that jokes, not jokingly says he saved his marriage).
The white noise machines are great because they block all the noise that prevents you from sleeping and makes you feel down: you wonder why you're still awake and yuck, that's fine, if I fall asleep now, I'll have six hours and 33 minutes. sleep, which is not bad yet, I can do it, I'm fine, up to six hours and four minutes, but it's feasible, wait, it's good ...
Anyway. The choice of Wirecutter for a white noise machine is ASTI LectroFan. Deep sleep.
Earplugs
However, if you prefer to sleep in total silence, the right pair of earplugs will do the trick. Wirecutter recommends Mack's Slim Fit Soft Foam Earplugs.
In a kind of hybrid solution, Bose offers a headset that acts as an intermediate solution to hide the noise during your sleep: the Sleepbuds. Our consumer technology reporter, Brian X. Chen, tested them and achieved mixed results. But in the end, he recommends "try the Sleepbuds if you have trouble sleeping, with many warnings". One of the main warnings? The price: The Sleepbuds will cost you $ 250.
Sleep tracking application
Obtaining hard data to back up or demolish your theories about your own sleep habits can be very enlightening. A sleep monitor, like the one I use, SleepCycle, provides a lot of other information that tells you when you fall asleep, how you wake up, how long you sleep, and the general patterns of your habits. Wirecutter's favorite is Sleepscore.
Best pillows
Getting better pillows can also be a revelation, but it requires a much more personal investment and self-discovery. For years, I thought I liked very soft pillows because that was what I thought people were supposed to like, but after trying a very firm one, I discovered that I had deceived for years.
Wirecutter has many favorite pillows, with selections for every preference here; picks for those who sleep on the side here; and pick up for the body pillows here.
Curtains and curtains opaque.
If the outside light keeps you up at night, invest in curtains or opaque curtains. If you are looking for curtains, Wirecutter recommends Blackout window curtains with Sebastian total insulation, and if the curtains are more to your style, the choice of Wirecutter is the blind blind curtain exclusive to Select Blinds.
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Smart Devices to Make Your Vacations Easier These devices can support your most mundane vacation assignments so you can focus on fun things.
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Essential Equipment for Traveling Alone Traveling alone is free, but presents unique challenges. These tools help you travel comfortably and safely, and also allow you to take great pictures.
So you must talk politics to your parents ... Partial exams arrive, then holidays. They must not be clumsy.
Six Ways to Control Your Child's Air Collapse Although there may not be a reading book to handle petulance of a size equal to 32,000 feet, pediatric behavior experts offer information on how to avoid or contain the next crisis.
5 Cheap(ish) Things to Help You Sleep Better
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