The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Marxist and is narrated by Brock Armstrong.

Seven ways you might be inadvertently sabotaging a good night's sleep.

Sleep is the cousin of death, wise men have said.

Strange thought, it may seem,

though avoiding this sometimes annoyingly insistent that you hang out cousin

will actually bring you closer to an early death.

It's not a pleasant thing to consider, but it's the truth. Bad sleep is associated strongly with early mortality, being overweight, having

metabolic syndrome, and getting cancer.

I've said it, your doctor says it, and anyone who's ever had a bad night's sleep and

felt like death the next day will say it. Sleep is absolutely essential to happiness, health,

and longevity. On the positive side, there's nothing quite so pleasurable as a good night's sleep, from the initial application

of one's head to the pillow, to the insanely vivid dream visions that descend upon you in the

midst of it, to the peerless happiness and boundless energy you feel upon waking.

Sleep's the best.

You should want to get it and get it good.

You know it, of course.

I harp on it enough.

And chances are you're doing your part to get a good sleep.

But what if you can't?

What if sleep is bad or inadequate or unfulfilling? What might be causing it? Let's find out.

You're not getting any light during the day. If you've read what I've written about blue light and sleep, you're likely a champ with regards to blue light avoidance after dark.

You've got orange goggles.

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