I Hate the Term "Sleep Hygiene!"
Did you drag yourself out of bed grumbling and bleary-eyed instead of springing up fresh as a sprig of locally-sourced lemon thyme this morning? Well, I have the solution for you! Just do an internet search about waking up exhausted and read a few of the jillion articles on "sleep hygiene" that it turns up, and soon a flare of indignation will perk you right up! On the other hand, it just may depress you and make you even more tired. Because nothing says "blame the victim" like the term "sleep hygiene." You are a dirty person, say the sleep hygienists. You have sabotaged your ability to get refreshing sleep by not following the Rules. Let's consider those Rules. 1. "The only things you should ever do in your bedroom are sleep or have sex. This is necessary so that your mind associates being in your bedroom with sleeping." Because everyone can afford to live in a large house with multiple rooms and needn't, say, set up a computer desk i...