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Sep 24, 2020 10 tweets 5 min read Read on X
My $4,505 in Bedroom Tech 😱

I've been obsessed with improving my sleep quality for 9 years since I first realized how insanely important it was.

I've tinkered with tons of products, and now have over $4,505 worth of tools helping me sleep.

Here are my favorites 👇
The @eightsleep Mattress 🛌

$3,000

I've tried most of the "cold bed" solutions and this is the only bed I've slept in where I don't regularly wakeup in a pool of sweat (yuck)

It gets COLD, is super comfy, and I miss it dearly when I'm away from home.

nateliason.com/eight-sleep
The @ouraring 💍

$300

The best tool I've found for monitoring sleep quality and recovery.

Extremely useful for seeing how lifestyle changes are affecting my sleep and for giving me rapid feedback on what's aiding or hurting my physical recovery.

ouraring.com
Color changing lights from @tweethue 💡

~$200

I have these on a timer to automatically turn the bedroom lights red at 9pm to cut out all the blue light to reduce eye strain in the evening.

Great for keeping my circadian rhythm more normal.

amzn.to/3mHHRXv
Blue Light Blocking Glasses from @BLUblox1 😎

~$160

These are the most effective blue light blocking glasses on the market, and I try to put them on around sundown.

Even if you look a little funny, they're worth it.

nateliason.com/blublox
Auto-Opening Blinds ☀️

$200

These blinds are set to automatically raise at 7am so the sun wakes me up instead of getting jarred awake by an alarm.

It's a much more pleasant, more natural way of waking up.

amzn.to/3iXSlzF
Dohm White Noise Machine 🌬

$45

This is my favorite white noise machine I've found, and I've used it for over 8 years now. It uses tiny fans in an adjustable compartment so you get a natural wind noise, instead of a synthetic recorded one.

amzn.to/33RJVUa
Dyson TP04 Air Purifier 😤

$550

I didn't realize how polluted the air in my house was until I got this.

This purifier can detect how polluted the air is, then automatically adjust its filter speed accordingly until the air is clean again.

amzn.to/3iXuvnA
Sleep Mask 🥱

$10

I tried fancy sleep masks like the Manta, but liked this simply one much more.

It helps get you that last 10% of light blocking you won't get from your shades, especially if you have any electronics in your room.

amzn.to/3iXIHwL
Alexa Echo Dot 💬

$40

Last but not least, Alexa helps link everything together. I can control the blinds, lights, and noise machine (via a plug) from it, and set commands like "Good Night" to turn everything on and off at once.

amzn.to/3kUiRur

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Or watch your whole video? Or listen to your whole podcast?

One way is "the unanswered question."
Atlas Shrugged opens with the question:

"Who is John Galt?"

You don't find out until ~700 pages later, and the character of John Galt encompasses the philosophy of the novel.
American Gods continually reminds you that "a storm is coming," but you have no idea what the storm is.

As details of the novel emerge, the stakes of the "storm" loom larger and larger.
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Going from writing non-fiction blog posts to writing a non-fiction book has been harder than I expected.

Here are 9 things I wish I had known before starting...
1/ Tweets and articles have ruined your internal locus of writing motivation.

When you get a rush of dopamine every day or week as the payoff for your work, it will be excruciating to go for months with none.
One option is to tell yourself to just be proud of your work and not need external validation.

But it's much easier to have a few trusted people who can occasionally look at things and remind you that yes, you know what you're doing, and no, it's not terrible.
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I think making a conscious effort to spend as much of my day outside as possible (even while working) has done more for my day-to-day sense of well-being than almost any other change.

Here are a few ways I've found to sneak it in...

1/ Working outside.

This is the big one. Having a desk outside in the shade I can work at makes it so much easier to get a few additional hours of outdoor time in.

Buying a standing heater + a fan makes it work in almost any temperature, too.

2/ Standing outdoor events.

Scheduling with friends can be hard. Having standing outdoor social events each week guarantees some amount of outside time.

Sports, swimming, walks, whatever works for you.
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I’ve never written a novel before, but I want to this year. 

So I’ve read ~10 books on the fiction writing process in the last couple of months.

Here’s the best guide to outlining an idea for a book I’ve found:

(From Conflict & Suspense by James Scott Bell)
1/ Start with your LOCK:

a LEAD character worth following.
an OBJECTIVE with physical, spiritual, or professional death on the line.
a CONFRONTATION with a stronger opponent (antagonist)
a KNOCKOUT ending that surprises & delights the reader

Write them all down on a notecard.
2/ A Disturbance and a Doorway:

Come up with a DISTURBANCE in your Lead's life that creates their Objective.

Then a DOORWAY OF NO RETURN through which they pass, leading eventually to their major CONFRONTATION.

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There’s nothing quite like how your body feels after a very long run or bike.

Not just for hours. Days.
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Like your body is constantly looking for fuel.
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My 5:30am morning routine breaks all of the normal rules.

But 9 days out of 10, I'll get 2,000 words of writing or 4,000 words of editing done by 7:30, and I feel fantastic for the rest of the day.

Here's the routine.
1/ Wake up and look at my phone.

Yeah yeah, you shouldn't look at your phone in the morning...

But idk, if you can't focus after looking at your phone for a minute, you have bigger problems.

Plus, I gotta see how many people liked my tweets from yesterday to feel alive.
2/ Go downstairs and make coffee.

Sure, there are probably benefits to delaying caffeine consumption for 1.5 - 2 hours, but have you had coffee?

It's AWESOME. It makes me feel energetic, excited, the words flow easier.

And yeah, that's an addiction, but it's not heroin. Chill.
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