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Narrated.

In the night

Phone charges outside the bedroom tonight

Leave your phone charging in another room overnight, use an alarm clock instead

2 min

How to do it

Tonight, charge your phone somewhere other than the bedroom. Use an alarm clock if you need one to wake up. If you reach for it out of habit, notice that, and leave it where it is.

What the evidence says

Screen use in bed is linked in sleep research to both delayed sleep onset and more night waking, partly from light exposure and partly from the habit of checking it. This is a low effort, single night change that removes the temptation rather than relying on willpower once you're already lying there.

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