So are you saying right here and right now that you vow from today going forward for one

week that you're going to do what?

That you're going to put all your screens outside of the bedroom at a certain time,

let's say, is that what you're...

Absolutely.

On last week's show, the economics of Sleep Part One, we talked to Lauren Hale.

She's a Sleep Researcher at Stony Brook University.

She told us that if you want to sleep well, you should avoid all screens for half an hour

before going to bed.

And yet, she doesn't.

I admit I used screens at bedtime.

I should not, but screens are enticing and relaxing.

But she promised to give it a try.

For one week, she would not look at a single screen in a TV, a computer, a smartphone,

between nine at night and seven in the morning.

The real challenge is try it for a week and see if you feel better if you're sleeping

more if you're going to bed earlier and see how you feel.

So how did it go?

It went great.

I was shocked at how many times I wanted to check my phone, turn on the TV, go to the

computer, any number of screens as they were all yelling out to me.

But I held back and I slept so much better.

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