I hate to nitpick an otherwise well-intentioned and decent article, but on the point with regard to melatonin, the author makes the following suggestion:<p>"[If you cannot resist checking your device before bed, then] hold it at least 14 inches away from your face to reduce the risk of sleep interference." This is utter hogwash, for two reasons:<p>1) Good luck reading a smartphone screen from a distance of 14 inches. This is an unrealistic suggestion.<p>2) The light intensity and your reception thereof is basically unchanged, which is all that is needed to hem melatonin production. Small amounts of light are enough to disrupt this mechanism. I would cite some good papers as evidence, but I currently cannot find them. I suggest to anyone interested to do research into the properties of melatonin --- it's pretty interesting, not to mention useful.
For those interested in improving the whole "screen lights mimic the sun and keep you awake" thing, consider checking out Flux -- <a href="https://justgetflux.com/" rel="nofollow">https://justgetflux.com/</a><p>It adjusts the colors of your screen late at night.
Or you have hypothyroidism, and need to treat it (I am gathering more data on myself, I will write about it when I have enough interesting data to write a full blown article).
Yes, TIME sure has a point there,
I noticed that taking extra vitamins and exchanging coffee and cola for water and pure juice definitely improved my overall performance
Not related to the article, but I really like time.com’s new-ish (<a href="http://time.com/13113/time-coms-redesign/" rel="nofollow">http://time.com/13113/time-coms-redesign/</a>) design. They have finally understood that people do not want to click through to the next page. I found myself scrolling down to read other articles, which was as painless as reading through a paper magazine.