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Routines, naps, caffeine, screens and the small habits that shape a night’s sleep.
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By 3am you’ve had most of your deep sleep, so it takes less to wake you. Here’s what turns a brief waking into an hour awake, and how to get back to sleep.
Routines, naps, caffeine, screens and the small habits that shape a night’s sleep.
Temperature, bedding, mattresses and the gear worth knowing about before you buy.
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Every one to two years is the usual advice, but no study set that number. What actually wears out, how long each fill lasts and the signs to watch for.
Temperature, bedding, mattresses and the gear worth knowing about before you buy.
Old wives’ tales and viral sleep trends, checked against what the research says.
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Partly true. A 2025 survey of 1,082 students linked worse nightmares to lactose intolerance and late eating. Cheese itself has never had a fair test.
Old wives’ tales and viral sleep trends, checked against what the research says.
Shift work, jet lag, new babies, heatwaves and the stretches of life when sleep gets harder.
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Your body clock shifts about an hour a day after a long flight. Light timing, a head start before you leave and well-timed melatonin can speed it up.
Shift work, jet lag, new babies, heatwaves and the stretches of life when sleep gets harder.
Partners, kids and pets in the bed, and how to share a night without losing sleep over it.
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About three in 10 US adults have tried a “sleep divorce.” What the research says about sleeping apart, and how couples who do it stay close.
Partners, kids and pets in the bed, and how to share a night without losing sleep over it.
Plain-language answers to the sleep questions people actually ask, plus a look at the old wives’ tales.
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Plain-language answers to the sleep questions people actually ask, plus a look at the old wives’ tales.
© 2026 The Curious Sleeper. All rights reserved.
Plain-language answers to the sleep questions people actually ask, plus a look at the old wives’ tales.
© 2026 The Curious Sleeper. All rights reserved.