Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 Ways to Sleep Smarter and Better

Published: October 10, 2007, 12:00 pm

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Nothing kills your ability to get things done faster than a bad night's sleep. Studies show that sleep deprivation costs Americans significant work productivity; yawning employees can't stay alert, make good decisions, focus on tasks or even manage a friendly mood at the office. There are lots of ways to beat insomnia, increase the quality of your sleep, and master the power nap. Today we've got our top 10 favorite sleep techniques, tips and facts. Photo by dkaz.10. Reduce Screen Time Before Bed Stop checking your email or watching TV just before bedtime and you'll sleep better. A recent study shows that people who consume electronic media (read: stare at a back-lit screen) just before bedtime report lower-quality sleep even when they get as much sleep as non-pre-bedtime screenheads. Lifehacker reader JFitzpatrick says this makes perfect sense: Using a light emitting device before bed like a flickering TV or computer monitor stimulates the brain in a different way than the

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