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There are mentions in this article of tricks that may or may not work for you, but in any case, do try F.lux if you haven't already. It's very, very great when working late on the screen.
http://blog.sethroberts.net/2013/11/12/orange-glasses-at-nig...
http://www.amazon.com/Uvex-S1933X-Eyewear-SCT-Orange-Anti-Fo...
I've been wearing those for ~2 hours before sleeping and they work very well.
How to block all blue light from your devices I can't help but think 'turn them off' is the most obvious answer here. The author seems to think he needs the iPad/laptop to fall asleep. Well, that's simply being untruthful to yourself. It's just a habit, and with some correct training (and eventually even seeing a psychologist) he can replace it with another, probably healthier, habit. Like reading a book or meditatio…
So, you turn on the TV in the bedroom and annoy your sleeping partner - no, this won't do. So you go to another room to watch and fall asleep elsewhere and relationship issues ensue with your sleeping partner. Nope, not gonna cut it.
Tablet, dimmed, in bed, with re-runs ... and it works for this guy.
Here's what I do: an alarm goes off at 10:30pm and I take melatonin. If I actually shun devices, I can eventually sleep. But my brain is curious and wants to browse. I try to tell myself that I can in the morning. That sometimes works.
Lately I've been tracking my sleep with "sleep time". I also have a folder of sleeping and hypnosis apps that I cycle through. They talk me through relaxing muscles, calming my thoughts, deep breathing, binaral beats... I've sleeped better lately and actually look forward to it some.
Also exercise seems to help, if I do. (Edit: I'm enjoying the other tips here, thanks.)
How to block all blue light from your devices I can't help but think 'turn them off' is the most obvious answer here. The author seems to think he needs the iPad/laptop to fall asleep. Well, that's simply being untruthful to yourself. It's just a habit, and with some correct training (and eventually even seeing a psychologist) he can replace it with another, probably healthier, habit. Like reading a book or meditatio…
He tried removing it entirely, he mentioned reading in the post. Why isn't it ok that he found a way to get to sleep easier with his devices?
I know he mentions books in the articles but put them away because they either were either too exciting or too boring. To me that sounds like not having tried hard enough. As I said: replacing such nightly habit with another one isn't easy.
http://www.truesunmedical.com/blue-light/53-philips-golite-b...
I'm asleep in about 10 minutes and so can you: - no computer, tablet, tv 60 minutes before the bed.. - no lights in the bedroom - breath-in & breath-out while counting from 100 to 1 :)
What happens if I don't fall asleep at 0? Will I die? Will I get a BSOD?
I'm asleep in about 10 minutes and so can you: - no computer, tablet, tv 60 minutes before the bed.. - no lights in the bedroom - breath-in & breath-out while counting from 100 to 1 :)
What happens if I don't fall asleep at 0? Will I die? Will I get a BSOD?
Personally I'd start at a bigger number like decimal 127 aka 0111 1111
I'm asleep in about 10 minutes and so can you: - no computer, tablet, tv 60 minutes before the bed.. - no lights in the bedroom - breath-in & breath-out while counting from 100 to 1 :)