Environment and routine before sleep: light, temperature, sound, caffeine and alcohol timing, and why a consistent wake time does more than a bedtime.https://eased.xyz/https://eased.xyz/blogs/the-wake-time-does-more-than-the-bedtime/https://eased.xyz/blogs/the-wake-time-does-more-than-the-bedtime/Nobody falls asleep on command, so a fixed bedtime is unenforceable. The wake time is the one part of the schedule you can actually decide.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTschedulewakingtiminghttps://eased.xyz/blogs/caffeine-and-alcohol-are-timing-problems/https://eased.xyz/blogs/caffeine-and-alcohol-are-timing-problems/One outlasts feeling alert by hours. The other helps you fall asleep and ruins the second half of the night. Both are about when, not how much.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTtimingschedulewakinghttps://eased.xyz/blogs/temperature-and-why-cooler-helps/https://eased.xyz/blogs/temperature-and-why-cooler-helps/Your core temperature has to fall before sleep starts. That single fact explains the cool room, the warm bath, and why socks are not a contradiction.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTtemperaturebedroomroutinehttps://eased.xyz/blogs/light-is-the-strongest-signal/https://eased.xyz/blogs/light-is-the-strongest-signal/Screen advice targets the weakest version of the strongest lever. Outdoor light in the morning is a different order of magnitude from anything indoors.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTlightscheduletiminghttps://eased.xyz/blogs/the-hour-before-bed/https://eased.xyz/blogs/the-hour-before-bed/A wind-down routine is a cue, not a treatment. Which means its contents barely matter and its repetition is the entire mechanism.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTroutinetimingbedroom