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Re:Things to know about sleep as the clocks go back by LeifCarrotson on Saturday October 28, 2017 @11:56AM (#15575529)
Agreed. Sunlight before school is only glimpsed through windows, which is not worth sacrificing the opportunity to spend time outside in the evening.
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Re:Things to know about sleep as the clocks go back by zanny on Saturday October 28, 2017 @12:41PM (#15575673)
A lot of people are borderline incapable of waking up in the dark and functioning normally throughout the day. There are a lot of physiological triggers sunlight exposure in the morning does to naturally wake most people up, and deviating from those can be quite unhealthy.
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Re:Things to know about sleep as the clocks go back by LeifCarrotson on Saturday October 28, 2017 @01:29PM (#15575912)
Artificial lighting, white not yellow, and lots of it, can help with that.

Anecdotally, when I moved my clothes into the guest room and got ready for the day with all the lights on instead of getting dressed by nightlight, I was much more wakeful. Also made fewer errors with navy/black socks :)

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Re:Things to know about sleep as the clocks go back by TheSpiceIsLife on Saturday October 28, 2017 @02:24PM (#15576126)
In Australia, Philips sell an LED bulb call SceneSwitch[1] (formerly Choose Scenes), which alternate between cool and warm white when switched off and back on. I've installed in all but the bedrooms.

1. https://www.philips.com.au/c-m-li/choose-a-bulb/sceneswitch

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Re:Things to know about sleep as the clocks go back by bryanlarsen on Saturday October 28, 2017 @12:23PM (#15575614)
The fifteen minutes of informal recess before school starts is one of the funnest times of the day for them.
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