Did lots of physical work, drank plenty of tea and installed f.lux, forced myself to go to bed at a time I'd like to sleep at daily and slept for 9~ hours.
My diet has very little sugar in it but I do drink high amounts of coffee every morning so I wont fall asleep while lifting stuff at work (which has happened), gonna cut out coffee completely if I sleep at a normal time tonight.
Instead of being on my computer/phone before bed I'll dedicate that time to some other hobbies I hope that helps.
I totally agree that you should have some sort of routine before you sleep, so I'm going to do that by setting up alarms that go off every 30 minutes in a 2 hour range that alert me of things I need to do.
BooopTERRYCREWSI hope you use f.lux for any evening/late night computer related stuff that isn't color sensitive. Helps a bunch if you find yourself on the computer every night.
aierahttps://justgetflux.com/
what color temperature do you guys use? I find anything under 5000k becomes too yellow for my preferences or is that something you just get used to. Also does anyone have any thoughts about benq's low blue light. How is it any different than lowering blue colors on the rgb scale? Screams marketing scheme to me.
If you put a yellowish color for the entire day you will get used to it and wont really notice how yellow it is.
Did lots of physical work, drank plenty of tea and installed f.lux, forced myself to go to bed at a time I'd like to sleep at daily and slept for 9~ hours.
My diet has very little sugar in it but I do drink high amounts of coffee every morning so I wont fall asleep while lifting stuff at work (which has happened), gonna cut out coffee completely if I sleep at a normal time tonight.
Instead of being on my computer/phone before bed I'll dedicate that time to some other hobbies I hope that helps.
I totally agree that you should have some sort of routine before you sleep, so I'm going to do that by setting up alarms that go off every 30 minutes in a 2 hour range that alert me of things I need to do.
[quote=Booop][quote=TERRYCREWS]I hope you use f.lux for any evening/late night computer related stuff that isn't color sensitive. Helps a bunch if you find yourself on the computer every night.[/quote]
[quote=aiera]https://justgetflux.com/[/quote]
what color temperature do you guys use? I find anything under 5000k becomes too yellow for my preferences or is that something you just get used to. Also does anyone have any thoughts about benq's low blue light. How is it any different than lowering blue colors on the rgb scale? Screams marketing scheme to me.[/quote]
If you put a yellowish color for the entire day you will get used to it and wont really notice how yellow it is.
Booopwhat color temperature do you guys use? I find anything under 5000k becomes too yellow for my preferences or is that something you just get used to. Also does anyone have any thoughts about benq's low blue light. How is it any different than lowering blue colors on the rgb scale? Screams marketing scheme to me.
You get used to it fairly quickly. I used to use 2300k and it was fine although everyone else thought it was really yellow, now I use 4000k because it's easy to do that through radeon settings and I'm just used to it. I think I still use 2300k on my laptop but it just looks normal to me.
[quote=Booop]what color temperature do you guys use? I find anything under 5000k becomes too yellow for my preferences or is that something you just get used to. Also does anyone have any thoughts about benq's low blue light. How is it any different than lowering blue colors on the rgb scale? Screams marketing scheme to me.[/quote]
You get used to it fairly quickly. I used to use 2300k and it was fine although everyone else thought it was really yellow, now I use 4000k because it's easy to do that through radeon settings and I'm just used to it. I think I still use 2300k on my laptop but it just looks normal to me.
There are some good suggestions in this thread already. Try starting with some basic sleep hygiene.
1) Reduce the amount of stimulation your brain receives before bed:
Your bed is for sleeping and sleeping only. Avoid playing with your smartphone or reading in bed.
You should stop using light-emitting electronics (PC, smartphones, etc) before going to bed.
Exercise regularly but preferably more than a couple of hours before bedtime contrary to popular belief exercising right before sleeping will only stimulate you more.
Avoid coffee, alcohol or nicotine.
If there are worries keeping you awake at night, look into addressing those.
2) Sleep at the right time:
Maintain a regular sleep schedule especially a regular wake-up time.
Try to avoid taking daytime naps.
You can always look into professional help. If you don't like the idea of medications there is clinical proof that cognitive behavioral therapy can be effective with sleeping disorders. The best way to go about this would be seeing a sleep specialist.
Best of luck.
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There are some good suggestions in this thread already. Try starting with some basic sleep hygiene.
1) Reduce the amount of stimulation your brain receives before bed:
Your bed is for sleeping and sleeping only. Avoid playing with your smartphone or reading in bed.
You should stop using light-emitting electronics (PC, smartphones, etc) before going to bed.
Exercise regularly but preferably more than a couple of hours before bedtime contrary to popular belief exercising right before sleeping will only stimulate you more.
Avoid coffee, alcohol or nicotine.
If there are worries keeping you awake at night, look into addressing those.
2) Sleep at the right time:
Maintain a regular sleep schedule especially a regular wake-up time.
Try to avoid taking daytime naps.
You can always look into professional help. If you don't like the idea of medications there is clinical proof that cognitive behavioral therapy can be effective with sleeping disorders. The best way to go about this would be seeing a sleep specialist.
Best of luck.
.
We actually talked about this is psych recently, and I personally have a lot of experience dealing with an inverted sleep schedule:
Go to bed only when you are sleepy
Only use the bed for sleep
Your bed should be a cue for feeling relaxed and sleepy (not alert)
If you have trouble sleeping, don’t watch TV, use a phone/tablet, or read in bed!
Don’t try too hard to get to sleep
If you are having trouble sleeping, get out of bed and do another activity (that is not too stimulating)
Being in bed while feeling frustrated about not sleeping increases your tension, which makes it harder to sleep
Keep to a regular bedtime schedule
Avoid relying on drugs with sedative effects
You can build tolerance to them (they stop working)
They can cause REM rebound (which deprives you of deep sleep)
We actually talked about this is psych recently, and I personally have a lot of experience dealing with an inverted sleep schedule:
Go to bed only when you are sleepy
Only use the bed for sleep
Your bed should be a cue for feeling relaxed and sleepy (not alert)
If you have trouble sleeping, don’t watch TV, use a phone/tablet, or read in bed!
Don’t try too hard to get to sleep
If you are having trouble sleeping, get out of bed and do another activity (that is not too stimulating)
Being in bed while feeling frustrated about not sleeping increases your tension, which makes it harder to sleep
Keep to a regular bedtime schedule
Avoid relying on drugs with sedative effects
You can build tolerance to them (they stop working)
They can cause REM rebound (which deprives you of deep sleep)