How Long Before Going to Sleep Do You Stop Using Screens?

[samijiben]

Yup. That's the Q

For me, lately, it has been right up till I knock out

Obv not optimal for healthy sleep

Do y'all stick to a strict rule like "no screens for 30min/1hr b4 bed?"

If not, how do you wind down at night? Read a book, have a wank, beathwork, etc.?

 

[gettoefl]

I sleep at 10.15pm and permit 10-10.15 as last screen time where I quickly check and deal with some news, emails, texts. The period 8-10pm, I allow for entertainment so that's screen time too but it's passive consumption. The hours 5-8pm are for dinner and meditating. So for me the evening is all a gradual wind-down of screen time.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

About 90 minutes or so - I do books and then 30 minutes of meditation into sleep.

This post is reminding me not to go near dark chocolate right before the meditation - the caffeine definitely has an effect.

But MAN - the dreams are fun as fuck! Wack 

Edited Wednesday at 05:04 AM by Natasha Tori Maru

[Deziree]

I use nova relaxing music + combined with asmr videos. Then switch off the screen when I'm sleepy. 

One example, 

 

18 hours ago, gettoefl said:

I sleep at 10.15pm and permit 10-10.15 as last screen time where I quickly check and deal with some news, emails, texts. The period 8-10pm, I allow for entertainment so that's screen time too but it's passive consumption. The hours 5-8pm are for dinner and meditating. So for me the evening is all a gradual wind-down of screen time.

Honestly I think I should just copy your pattern, seems very helpful to wind down. 

[samijiben]

Thank you all. I believe not being on the phone in the minutes/hours leading up to sleep is paramount for good sleep.

Thank you for your attention to this matter! Lol

[Natasha Tori Maru]

@samijiben

You might be curious to know - screens before sleep reduce the quality as well as duration (for myself).

I track how I sleep because I take it very seriously. Shit sleep makes every moment a pain. Good sleep means I enjoy picking up dogshit even

If I don't wind down and remove screens for at least 1hr my REM and deep sleep is lowered.

ymmv - tracked with a Garmin so take it with a grain of salt

[samijiben]

@Natasha Tori Maru 

Yes, thank you, no grain of salt neccesary. With your input & anecdotes plus all the scientific studies out there, isn't it  just str8 fax that screens screw with sleep?

And yet here I am texting you past my bedtime 💀

I think I gotta bash my phone.

[Princess Arabia]

I can go to sleep regardless of screen time. Doesn't take me long to fall asleep. All that screen time stuff doesn't affect me one bit, not even a little bit. 

[samijiben]

19 minutes ago, Princess Arabia said:

I can go to sleep regardless of screen time. Doesn't take me long to fall asleep. All that screen time stuff doesn't affect me one bit, not even a little bit. 

That's a badass response. 

#freehuman