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Notes on sleeping well

Short, plain writing about evenings, mornings and everything between.

  1. Evenings

    The last hour before bed

    What you do between ten and eleven matters more than what time you turn the light off. A plain guide to winding down.

    Maya Lindqvist · 6 min read

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    A pleated lamp glowing warm in a dark room

  2. Sounds

    Why rain helps you sleep

    It isn't the rain itself. It's what the rain covers up. On steady sound, and why we record ours on location.

    Tom Achebe · 5 min read

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    Raindrops on a window in front of blurred coloured lights

  3. Mornings

    What a smart alarm actually does

    Waking at 6:52 instead of 7:00 can be the difference between groggy and fine. How a thirty-minute window works.

    Ana Ruiz · 4 min read

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    Someone standing in a field as the morning sun comes through the trees

  4. Sounds

    Sleeping on night trains

    Our sound recordist spent a week on sleeper trains across Europe. Notes on rhythm, motion and why it works.

    Jonas Weber · 7 min read

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    The lit windows of a train blurring past at night

  5. Habits

    Your phone, face down

    The simplest sleep habit we know, and why Dusk is built around it. No wearable, no special mat, just a table.

    Maya Lindqvist · 3 min read

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    A small lamp glowing beside a bed and an old telephone at night

  6. Habits

    A short guide to naps

    Twenty minutes helps. Ninety minutes can too. Anything in between is where naps go wrong.

    Tom Achebe · 4 min read

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    Afternoon sunlight striping a yellow sofa