Bedtime habits for better sleep

Good nights often start an hour before bed. These small habits make the evening quieter, one at a time.

8 habit ideas

Read before bed
Every day Before bed

A few pages of a paper book in place of a screen. Stop when your eyes get heavy.
Phone away at 10
Every day Before bed

Put it on charge in another room, or at least out of reach of the bed.
Lights out by 11
Every day Before bed

Pick a time you can keep most nights, weekends too. A bedtime that stays put is easier to fall into.
A slow cup of herbal tea
Every day Evening

Something warm and caffeine free, sipped slowly, becomes a sign that the day is winding down.
Write tomorrow's list
Weekdays Evening

Put tomorrow's tasks on paper, so they are not going round in your head at midnight.
Last coffee before 2 PM
Every day Midday

Have your last cup at lunch, and tick it off once the afternoon has passed without one.
Dim the lights after dinner
Every day Evening

A lamp in place of the ceiling light makes the house feel like evening too.
Wake up at the same time
Every day Morning

The same wake-up time each day, weekends included, is what makes the same bedtime easier.

Every habit here can be made in Cozy: name it, give it one of 290 hand-drawn stickers and a color, and pick its days.

Make these in Cozy.

Each habit becomes a card that fills with color when you tick it off, with a streak that forgives a hard day.

Start with the last hour

Most sleep habits are evening habits. Choose one thing to do, or to stop doing, in the hour before bed.
Let a reminder start the evening

A nudge at 9:30 PM to start winding down is easier than remembering at 11. Cozy can remind you on the days you pick.
Keep it on weekends

A bedtime habit that stops on Friday has to start over on Monday. Keep it most nights and it stays easy.