Some Sleeping Tips

I stumbled upon an interesting LifeHacker article about a recent study that suggested that sleeping in hammocks rather than beds is more effective. In fact, it goes on to state that "the gentle rocking motion not only puts you to sleep faster, but the sleep is just plain better." Participants of the study all fell asleep faster in the rocking bed and their brain scans ( all were hooked up to EEG machines ) showed deeper sleep. I don't see hammocks replacing beds ever, but the results are pretty fascinating. On a side note, I'd also like to see a study on the effects of sleeping in hammocks on one's posture.

I found another useful article about calculating the perfect bedtime to where after a few nights you will naturally wake up without the use of an alarm. ( I wouldn't suggest going without an alarm altogether though ) The suggestion goes as follows:

To find your perfect bedtime, you should count back 7.5 hours from your typical wake time (the average person has 5 sleep cycles that last 90 minutes long, so that's why we should start with 7.5 hours). If you wake up within 10 minutes before your morning alarm after three days, that's your target bedtime. If not, move your bedtime back by 15 minute every three days until you do wake up before your morning alarm.