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  1. pretty things
    You May Never Have Things Under Control, But You Can Have a Pajama SetA nice way to feel like you have “things in order,” which you do not.
    By Kelly Conaboy
  2. science of us
    What Is Sleep Paralysis, and How Do You Stop It?“I saw a shadowy face that looked like a ninja mask with red eyes.”
    By Ilana Strauss
  3. science of us
    Daydreaming woman in bed under white blanket
    Why People With Insomnia Wake Up Feeling Like They Never SleptIt’s possible to remain consciously aware while your brain (or parts of it, anyway) is in a sleep pattern.
    By Katie Heaney
  4. science of us
    How to Keep Your Social Life When You Love Going to Bed EarlyLeaving parties early makes me feel good, except when it makes me feel bad.
    By Katie Heaney
  5. it’s complicated
    Keeping the Romance Alive Is Tough When You Love Early BedtimesI’m the younger one in my relationship, but I have the sleep cycle of someone much, much older.
    By Diane Stopyra
  6. science of us
    What to Do When You Worry Yourself Awake“First, stop ‘trying’ to sleep.”
    By Tessa Miller
  7. living with
    My Life With a Sleep Disorder That Makes Me NocturnalDelayed sleep phase disorder means going through life as a bleary-eyed zombie.
    By Ilana Strauss
  8. science of us
    How to Function at Work As a Sleep-Deprived New ParentWhen napping under your desk isn’t an option.
    By E. J. Dickson
  9. 10% better
    How to Get a Tiny Bit More SleepConsider your “sleep opportunity.”
    By Melissa Dahl
  10. science of us
    ‘Insomnia Identity’: When Not Sleeping Becomes a Part of Who You AreIn a vicious cycle, calling yourself an insomniac can make sleep problems worse.
    By Cody Delistraty
  11. science of us
    A Sleep Scientist on the Vicious Cycle of Insomnia and Sleeping PillsAnd why the current best treatment for sleeplessness is psychological, not pharmacological.
    By Lily Carollo
  12. science of us
    We’re in a ‘Dream Deprivation’ EpidemicA new paper is calling it a major public-health problem.
    By Susie Neilson
  13. science of us
    There’s No Such Thing As a Universal Symbol in DreamsThe strange scenarios your subconscious cooks up are driven by culture and individual memory as well as psychology.
    By Sonya Vatomsky
  14. science of us
    Trick Yourself Into Feeling Wide Awake After a Bad Night’s SleepThe often-overlooked factors that determine whether you spend the day full of energy or feeling like a zombie.
    By Susie Neilson
  15. science of us
    Snoring Is an Annoyance Worth Taking More SeriouslyIt’s frustrating to toss and turn next to a soundly sleeping chain saw — and awake to see the problem get treated like a silly joke.
    By Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
  16. ask a boss
    Ask a Boss: My Co-worker Has Night Terrors & We’re Sharing a Hotel Room!Try the “of course” trick.
    By Alison Green
  17. parenthood
    13 Women on What Sleep Training Feels Like“Sleep training is one of those things that sounds great in the parenting books you read before giving birth.”
    By Jen Gann
  18. sleep
    It May Actually Be Possible to Learn in Your SleepThose language tapes are still a scam, though.
    By Cari Romm
  19. The Disturbing Link Between Frequent Nightmares and Suicide RiskMultiple studies have found a connection between chronic bad dreams and suicide or self-harm.
    By Amitha Kalaichandran
  20. It’s Fine If Your Kid Doesn’t Want to Stick to a BedtimeHaving a hard deadline each night has less to do with biology and more to do with social norms.
    By Cari Romm
  21. The Sleep Disorder That Makes People Hallucinate Their Own DeathWhen you often fall asleep without warning, it can be hard to distinguish between reality and the terrifying products of your imagination.
    By Michael McGirr
  22. i’m so tired
    When Stress Makes You Fall AsleepThe psychology and physiology of the “fear nap.”
    By Katie Heaney
  23. When Sleep Problems Turn Into Relationship ProblemsThere’s no way around it: You wake up more often when you share a bed.
    By Christine Ro
  24. what’s that about
    How a Napping Subway Commuter’s Brain Knows When It’s Their StopAnd how you can teach yourself, if you can’t do this already.
    By Stephanie Bucklin
  25. far and wide
    28 Sleeping Hacks From Salma Hayek and Other Frequent TravelersTips for fighting jet lag and more.
    By Kathleen Hou
  26. drugstore doctor
    Will Melatonin Help With My Jet Lag?Two experts explain.
    By Lisa Ryan
  27. sleep
    Your Sleep Might Start Getting Permanently Worse in Your 30sThere are all sorts of annoying bodily changes going on, proving once again that getting older is the worst.
    By Jesse Singal
  28. Can a Beauty Product Help You Sleep Better?Testing out pillow and hair mists and a poop-colored tea in search of a better sleep.
    By Megan McIntyre
  29. science of us
    Here’s Why It Gets Harder to Sleep As You Get OlderEven if you do everything the sleep experts tell you to, you can’t stop time.
    By Cari Romm
  30. Here’s a Weird Explanation for Why You Eat More When You’re Sleep-DeprivedYet another reason to aim for a good night’s rest.
    By Cari Romm
  31. This Entire Little Town Is the Subject of One Big Study on SleepIt’s called “Chrono City.”
    By Melissa Dahl
  32. Thanks to Daylight Saving Time, Nobody’s Getting Anything Done at Work TodayWelcome to Sleepy Monday.
    By Cari Romm
  33. If You’re a Morning Person, You’re Probably a Healthier Eater, TooEarly risers have a leg up on night owls.
    By Cari Romm
  34. People Are Losing Sleep Over Tracking Their SleepFixating on numbers is not the surest route to dreamland.
    By Emily Reynolds
  35. Sleeping Through the Night Is a Relatively New InventionShorter chunks of shut-eye used to be more normal than one long, uninterrupted snooze.
    By Benjamin Reiss
  36. drugstore doctor
    Can Magnesium Help Me Sleep?Experts explain the benefits of magnesium.
    By Lisa Ryan
  37. sleep
    Study Advises Bad Sleepers to Take to the WoodsLeave your phone at home, please.
    By Melissa Dahl
  38. science of us
    What It Actually Means to Get a Good Night’s Sleep, by the NumbersA new report from the National Sleep Foundation outlines four criteria for measuring sleep quality.
    By Cari Romm
  39. Scientists Are Studying Human Hibernation, Which Sounds Pretty Great Right NowUnfortunately for everyone else, the research is geared toward astronauts only.
    By Cari Romm
  40. sleep
    An Insane Number of Teens Are Literally Losing Sleep Over Social MediaLike, waking up in the middle of the night.
    By Drake Baer
  41. am i dying
    Why Do I Have Such Weird, Vivid Dreams When I’m Pregnant?It could be anxiety.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  42. wellness theories
    Sophia Bush on Ravioli and Being Sleep-DeprivedHer job sort of takes over her life.
    By Sophia Bush As told to Susan Rinkunas
  43. The Line Between a Safe Driver and a Dangerous One Is a Single Hour of SleepA driver who’s had six hours of shut-eye has twice the risk of crashing as someone who’s had seven.
    By Cari Romm
  44. am i dying
    Why Do I Wake Up Drenched in Sweat?Maybe don’t Google it.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  45. Sleeping Off a Bad Day Makes It Harder to Forget All the Bad StuffSnoozing helps unpleasant memories to stick in your brain.
    By Cari Romm
  46. To Stick to a Bedtime, Think of Sleep Like ExerciseAdvice for bedtime procrastinators.
    By Cari Romm
  47. insult to injury
    Being Tired Could Be Making You Eat MorePeople who got about four hours of sleep ate a lot more the next day.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  48. This App Lets You Wake Up to Refreshing Yoga Routines Instead of Blaring AlarmsWhich seems much more ideal than a blaring alarm.
    By Lizzy Halberstadt
  49. Why Hitting the Snooze Button Makes Waking Up Harder Than It Needs to BeSuccessfully getting up with your alarm is an example of classical conditioning at work.
    By Cari Romm
  50. It’s Possible to Be Asleep and Awake at the Same TimeSleep isn’t a binary state.
    By Cari Romm
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