Coaching practices for Screen Curfew Sleep

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  • There’s no point where I actually put the screen down for the night
  • I’m staring at a bright screen right up until I close my eyes and then I lie there not even tired, and I’m starting to think all that late light is the reason it takes me an hour to fall asleep.
  • My bed has basically become where I scroll and watch shows, not where I sleep
  • Just as I’m drifting off a notification buzzes and I’m wide awake again checking it, and even on the quiet nights I keep half-listening for the next one
  • It’s not the brightness that gets me

Practices that may help

  1. Set a screen cutoff time
    Pick a consistent hour to put screens away and protect the wind-down window.
    The Digital Sunset
  2. Set a screen curfew 60-90 minutes before sleep
    All screens off 60-90 minutes before intended sleep time — including television.
    The Phone-Free Bedroom
  3. Keep screens out of the bedroom
    Reserve the bed for sleep so the space itself cues winding down.
    The Digital Sunset
  4. The Digital Sunset
    A "digital sunset" is winding down screens and bright light in the evening to protect sleep. The strongest part of the case is light timing — bright light at night delays your clock and keeps you alert — plus the simple fact that engaging content and late scrolling displace sleep. The popular blue-light-glasses fix, by contrast, has weak and mixed evidence, so this hub leans on the levers that actually hold up.
  5. Set your phone to alarm-only mode after 9pm
    After 9pm, your phone should be capable of receiving calls only — everything else silenced.
    The Phone-Free Bedroom
  6. Curb stimulating content before bed
    Cut the arousing, attention-grabbing content, not just the screen brightness.
    The Digital Sunset
  7. Dim light in the evening
    Lower light intensity in the last hours before bed so the clock can wind down.
    Circadian Rhythm Optimization
  8. Replace phone scrolling with a physical book at bedtime
    A physical book provides relaxation without blue light, notifications, or the variable-reward loop.
    The Phone-Free Bedroom
  9. Build a consistent pre-sleep wind-down routine
    Create a repeatable 30-60 minute pre-sleep sequence that cues the nervous system toward rest.
    The Phone-Free Bedroom
  10. Restore the bedroom as a stimulus for sleep only
    Reserve the bed exclusively for sleep and sex — no working, scrolling, or watching in bed.
    The Phone-Free Bedroom

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