1% Better Every Night

Profile of a man with his eyes closed, breathing calmly through his nose

The gas only your nose makes

Your mouth and nose open into the same place, so for your lungs it shouldn’t matter which route the air takes. Something is added along the way in your nose.

The gas only your nose makes

Your mouth and nose open into the same place, so for your lungs it shouldn’t matter which route the air takes. Something is added along the way in your nose.

Bedside table with a glass of water and a mug in the light of a bedside lamp

Why a Sleep Habit Is So Hard to Break

You know exactly what to do, and after four days it fades away. That’s because the reward from a sleep habit comes far too late.

Why a Sleep Habit Is So Hard to Break

You know exactly what to do, and after four days it fades away. That’s because the reward from a sleep habit comes far too late.

Someone in a winter coat walks on a misty forest path on a gray autumn morning

Your alarm goes off, but the sun hasn't risen yet

In June you were up whistling at half past six; in October, that same time feels like the middle of the night. That’s because your body clock runs on light.

Your alarm goes off, but the sun hasn't risen yet

In June you were up whistling at half past six; in October, that same time feels like the middle of the night. That’s because your body clock runs on light.

A man lies awake on his back in bed in a dark bedroom with the duvet pulled up to his chest

What a late workout does to your night

You exercise at nine o’clock, fall asleep just fine afterward, and still don’t wake up feeling rested. Your heart rate was still busy with something else at that time.

What a late workout does to your night

You exercise at nine o’clock, fall asleep just fine afterward, and still don’t wake up feeling rested. Your heart rate was still busy with something else at that time.

Bedroom window wide open in the morning light with a thin curtain blowing inward

Your bedroom fills up at night

With the door closed and the window on the latch, you breathe in your own air for eight hours. At night you don't notice it, but you do in the...

Your bedroom fills up at night

With the door closed and the window on the latch, you breathe in your own air for eight hours. At night you don't notice it, but you do in the...

Man in a white T-shirt sits on the edge of his bed in a dark bedroom with a small lamp on

Four seconds in, eight seconds out

Your mind is still switched on while your body has long since wanted to sleep. You can’t switch off your mind with your mind; with your breathing, you can.

Four seconds in, eight seconds out

Your mind is still switched on while your body has long since wanted to sleep. You can’t switch off your mind with your mind; with your breathing, you can.