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Caffeine Around Your Temperature Minimum
Use caffeine as a circadian tool by timing it relative to your temperature minimum: taking it 2–4 hours before that point tends to delay the clock, while taking it in the hours just after can phase-advance it. This can help nudge your sleep-wake schedule earlier or later by leveraging caffeine’s effect on the body clock, not just its alerting effect.
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“If you view bright light exercise or drink caffeine or all of the above in the two to four hours before your temperature minimum that will delay your clock.”
huberman · Essentials: Sleep Toolkit for Optimizing Sleep & Sleep-Wake Timing · Jun 11, 2026 · 30:57 · open ↗
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