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SleepQUIZ

Sleep Myth or Fact? 7 Things Almost Everyone Gets Wrong About a Good Night's Rest

Nightcaps, snooze buttons, the perfect bedroom temperature: some of what we 'know' about sleep is right, and some of it is keeping us up. Seven quick questions. Let's see how you do.

7 questions

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Sleep

Why You Sleep Worse the First Night Somewhere New

Hotel, guest room or holiday rental: the first night is almost always the worst. It isn't the mattress. Part of your brain is quietly keeping watch.

3 min read

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Sleep · Partner story

These Antimicrobial Sheets Changed My Life

For anyone who wakes up to sweaty, smelly sheets: the silver-infused bedding I found by accident on a holiday visit, and why I haven't gone back.

5 min read

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Sleep

What Sleep Researchers Actually Do Before Bed

No expensive gadgets, no complicated rituals. The habits sleep scientists recommend most often are boring, cheap and surprisingly effective.

3 min read

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Sleep

Why Hotel Pillows Feel Different (It's Not What You Think)

Most of us assume there's an expensive mattress behind that check-in-night feeling. There usually isn't. It comes from a handful of small habits, and you can copy almost all of them tonight.

4 min read