I SPENT A YEAR SLEEPING HALF AS MANY HOURS AS I USED TO

10-minute read | Quartz

Most of us wish we could get more sleep, but there are some people who believe the trick to feeling better rested is actually to sleep not more, but less. Based on the experiences and experiments of a real person, this article explains some unconventional sleep patterns that could actually maximize the amount of REM sleep you get. 

THE TRUTH ABOUT BLUE LIGHT

7-minute read | The Guardian

Different spectrums of color can have a big impact on our wakefulness and might even be responsible for causing certain diseases in humans. This article examines whether the blue light emitted from phones and computer screens really does disrupt your circadian rhythm, resulting in worse sleep. FYI, we don’t recommend sleeping in the Red Light District here in Amsterdam — the vibe is a lot better at Zoku. 

10 BEHAVIORS THAT ALTER YOUR DREAMS

5-minute read | Amerisleep

It feels like science has all the answers these days, but there’s a lot waiting to be discovered out there. In sleep, for example, scientists still don’t know why we enter a REM state, though they are beginning to understand how we can hack our dreams. Careful though, just like an iPhone, your brain might need a factory reset if things go a bit wonky...