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Discussion on: How Do You Sleep (Better)?

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Dan

My partner and I decided to cut back on the amount of TV we watch each evening. With a 15 month old once he's gone to bed it became habit to sit down in front of the telly and do nothing other than doom scroll through Netflix trying to find things to watch. We're both very active people, we also have four dogs which I take out on 5-6 mile walks every day (on top of working 40+ hours in front of a screen).

The single biggest difference to mine (and by extension my partners) sleep is cutting back on TV in the nights, instead we sit at the kitchen table or in the living room and just talk. While away the hours just chatting about anything and everything. It's what we used to do and I'd (almost) forgot how much we both loved it. We're in the process of moving to a much nicer home with a far better setup so I can only dream of how much better it'll be.

We've also both taken a keen interest in Hygge (check it out). Building an atmosphere of warmth and cosiness. In short, enjoying the simple pleasures and just being in the moment. It all starts with turning off the screen (once work is finished!)