Walker: Visible clock faces in the bedroom harm sleep quality
Dr. Matt Walker · #131 Matthew Walker: The Power of Sleep · Feb 22, 2022 · at 1:48:22
Neuroscientist Dr. Matt Walker discusses sleep optimization and behavioral modifications for insomnia with Shane Parrish.
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“If you're struggling with sleep, remove all clock faces from your bedroom. If you're waking up in the middle of the night, and you're staring at the clock, and you look and you see it's three 21 in the morning, And then you toss and you turn, then you look at the clock, and now it's four 38 in the morning. Knowing what time of night it is, is not your friend. It's not going to change anything. It's only going to make matters worse. So if you need an alarm clock, that's fine, but make sure that you can't see clock faces in your bedroom. That's only going to hurt and harm your sleep rather than help you out during your night of bad sleep.”
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