Sleep advice on the internet is a mess. Half of it contradicts the other half, and none of it accounts for the fact that your neighbor's dog exists.
What actually works
- Keep a consistent wake time, even on weekends
- Get sunlight within an hour of waking up
- Cut caffeine after 2pm, it has a longer half-life than you think
What doesn't matter as much as you'd think
Thread count, white noise machines shaped like clouds, and $400 mattresses with built-in Wi-Fi. Consistency beats gadgets almost every time.
A note on naps
A 20-minute nap can be a superpower. A 90-minute nap at 5pm is how you end up staring at the ceiling at 2am wondering where your life went wrong.