The Night Ritual Journal

A phone charging face down on a dresser across the room from an unmade bed at dusk

Why Your Phone in Bed Is a Bigger Deal Than You...

The phone in bed is a bigger deal than most people expect, and not only because of the light. It competes with sleep in three separate ways at once: it...

Why Your Phone in Bed Is a Bigger Deal Than You...

The phone in bed is a bigger deal than most people expect, and not only because of the light. It competes with sleep in three separate ways at once: it...

Macro of condensation running down a glass of iced water beside a closed notebook on a desk

Quiet the 3pm Slump So It Doesn't Become a 3am ...

The 3pm slump and the 3am waking are usually the same problem seen twice. The afternoon fix is almost always more caffeine or more sugar, both of which are still...

Quiet the 3pm Slump So It Doesn't Become a 3am ...

The 3pm slump and the 3am waking are usually the same problem seen twice. The afternoon fix is almost always more caffeine or more sugar, both of which are still...

Overhead flat lay of a blank supplement bottle, chamomile flowers and powder bowls on marble

Magnesium, Apigenin and B6: Reading a Night-For...

Reading a night-formula label is mostly a matter of knowing which three or four lines actually matter. Magnesium tells you the form and the elemental amount, apigenin and B6 tell...

Magnesium, Apigenin and B6: Reading a Night-For...

Reading a night-formula label is mostly a matter of knowing which three or four lines actually matter. Magnesium tells you the form and the elemental amount, apigenin and B6 tell...

Overhead flat lay of an open notebook, pen, cup and folded cardigan on pale linen bedding

Waking at 3am and Can't Get Back to Sleep

Waking at 3am and not getting back to sleep is a different problem from waking briefly and drifting off again. The first is a gap in the night. The second...

Waking at 3am and Can't Get Back to Sleep

Waking at 3am and not getting back to sleep is a different problem from waking briefly and drifting off again. The first is a gap in the night. The second...

Fair-skinned hands holding a small amber jar beside a steaming cup of herbal tea in daylight

L-Theanine and Nighttime Calm: Pairing It With ...

L-theanine is an amino acid found naturally in tea leaves, and it is one of the few evening ingredients people add alongside magnesium rather than swap it for something else....

L-Theanine and Nighttime Calm: Pairing It With ...

L-theanine is an amino acid found naturally in tea leaves, and it is one of the few evening ingredients people add alongside magnesium rather than swap it for something else....

A quiet bedroom at three in the morning with one warm lamp glowing beside an unmade bed

Waking at 3am: Possible Reasons and a Gentler R...

Waking at 3am usually has an ordinary explanation. By the small hours the deepest part of the night is behind you, the room has drifted to its coolest point, and...

Waking at 3am: Possible Reasons and a Gentler R...

Waking at 3am usually has an ordinary explanation. By the small hours the deepest part of the night is behind you, the room has drifted to its coolest point, and...