Sleep optimization as usually pitched assumes you want the most-lucid, most-conscious sleep possible. A 2026 puzzle-solving study says otherwise: ordinary dreams outperform lucid ones. The non-self-aware mode is doing work metacognition gets in the way of.
The scientists themselves warn against colonizing sleep with waking productivity goals.
https://benjaminhan.net/posts/20260506-learning-in-sleep/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
The Best Bed Frames, Tested in Our Own Rooms (2026)
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/best-bed-frames/
Sore and exhausted 😮💨
...but also very grateful 🥹 When this post goes live, it's been two weeks since Koa came to live with me. 🥰 As I start writing this post, it's been 8 days now... And, I'm loving it! There are many mixed emotions cruising through me. Gratefulness and love. But also a bit of grief and loss. And then, there's my physical health that's been killing me, as it's been painful since April 16th, and instead of getting less painful, it's still going strong (as I write this on the 30th). It's so bad, that I'm breaking my own rules when it comes to taking my painkillers. But for several days now, I've been in bed for over two hours, while Koa is snoozing peacefully, so I should be doing the same. But I just can't get comfortable enough, and my brain keeps being turned on (one of the reasons I started writing this post, while I should be snoozing), due to the body being too sore to properly relax... 😢 […]https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2026/05/06/sore-and-exhausted-%f0%9f%98%ae%f0%9f%92%a8/
☀️⏰ #Research shows that permanent daylight saving time causes darker mornings that interfere with our natural #circadian rhythms. This misalignment is linked to higher rates of #cardiovascular #disease and metabolic #health issues in the general population.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/permanent-daylight-saving-time-video/
#biology #science #sleep #dst #wellness #medicine #metabolism #physiology
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