Trending on social media, people have been discussing some of their best “hacks” for improving their sleep

Anything from taking magnesium before bed, to getting enough exercise in during the day so you sleep well at night, a lot of tips are discussed and being experimented with (you could probably find a bunch of articles about the topic in a search engine)

I’ve noticed for example for remembering dreams that a dream diary or simply trying to remember them and/or write them down seems to improve dream recall

What are your top “sleepmaxxing” tips, or things that have helped improve your sleep?

  • krakenwagenEnglish
    4·
    15 days ago

    Walking before sleep is good, darkness outside makes you more sleepy. Also dim all lights before bedtime.

  • Jimmycakes@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    15 days ago

    Bought a bed jet to regulate the temperature I need to sleep my best (cold) without bothering my partner

    • krakenwagenEnglish
      2·
      15 days ago

      is it worth it? quite expensive for a simple fan, it’s on holiday sale for now.

      • Jimmycakes@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        15 days ago

        It’s 100% worth it. It’s more than a simple fan. It can get extremely cold. I live in the US south so we have the ac on and a ceiling fan on. I usually run my bed jet around 68 degrees.

        If they got some kind of return window give it a shot to see if you like it. I’ve had mine for around 4 years.

        • krakenwagenEnglish
          2·
          15 days ago

          I tried looking for more budget friendly solutions but sleep number doesn’t ship to europe to my knowledge. Their temperature changing blanket woudl’ve been nice to try.

        • krakenwagenEnglish
          2·
          15 days ago

          Ok, it’s just not the cheapest solution to night sweats. Cooling blankets are cheaper for sure but the bedjet let’s you adjust the temperature.

  • khannie@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    15 days ago

    Two things for me: Earplugs and ebook.

    Lots of people in the house so the earplugs speak for themselves. I’m a light sleeper and I’d say they’ve added an average of 30 minutes per night which really adds up. I got “mouldable silicone” ones in the chemist there about 2 weeks ago and they are the best I’ve used so far. Previously was using wax ones which I found great but not as good as the new ones. The spongy ones that you can find everywhere I found hurt my ears after a few hours.

    The Kindle I got as a birthday gift. I have it set up so that the page is black with white text, colour of the text is warm and the brightness low. Perfect for a dark room and doesn’t disturb my wife.

    It’s a much better way than doomscrolling to get to sleep and if I wake during the night I just pop through a few pages before dozing back to sleep.

  • fjord_monkeyEnglish
    3·
    13 days ago

    Go to bed after you’ve unwound sufficiently from the daily tortures. Wake up when you absolutely can’t get away with sleeping more. (I have children)