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@Strengthish

I have my last meal an hour before bed, and put the phone and laptop away before eating. The bedroom stays at 63 degrees. My fiancee likes watching TV together in the living room to wind down (not my first choice, or even my third choice). I wear heavy-duty blue light blocking glasses for this. I always get morning sunlight (perks of living in Tallahassee) and have a SAD lamp in case it’s rainy. I train between 8 and 10 a.m.

All of this sounds pretty solid, sans the TV (it is what it is).

@Strengthish

I always fall asleep quickly and get my best rest in the first three to four hours of the night; my issue is waking and being unable to fall back asleep.

From my understanding, it used to be common for people to sleep a few hours, wake and eat/read/family time, then go back to sleep. It sounds like this might be more in line with your sleep patterns - have you ever considered doing something like this?

I’m hypersomniac/sleep apnea/borderline narcoleptic so my problems are very different from yours, but I’ve read a lot about sleep health in pursuit of optimizing my own shitty sleep habits.

If you have the means, the 8 sleep mattress cover is pretty amazing, I have one. This might help you as well, as it adjusts to your sleep patterns in attempts to optimize them via temperature changes.