Bright in the Day, Red in the Evening: Controlling Lighting for the Best Sleep You Ever Had
Practical tips on improving your sleep by controlling and automating the type and amount of light you get during the day.
You’ve probably heard some essential tips, such as that you should try reducing the amount of blue light before you sleep, go out and get natural sunlight in the morning, or have total darkness in the room you are sleeping at.
Let me share some practical tips on how I deal with this.
Morning
In the morning, it’s essential to get as much of the natural and bright as possible. Thanks to that, your body will know it’s day and will no longer sleep. It’s also good to not snooze your alarm because your body is confused and doesn’t know whether it’s still sleeping time or not. Half awake, half asleep; you won’t benefit from that.
Back to the lights — I recommend having smart lights where you can select a daylight temperature, usually around 5600 Kelvins. If the sun is not shining, turn them all on and set the color to cold tones, resembling sunlight. Increase the brightness to 100%
