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Manage Light Exposure During All-Nighters
If working in the middle of the night, keep light only as bright as needed to do the work in order to avoid suppressing melatonin and shifting circadian rhythm. If you must stay awake all night and are struggling to remain awake, turn on as many bright lights as possible despite the circadian tradeoff.
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“If you're going to be doing work in that third phase of your circadian cycle, you really want to limit the amount of bright light that you're getting in your eyes to just the amount that allows you to do the work that you're doing.”
huberman · Optimizing Workspace for Productivity, Focus, & Creativity · Jan 31, 2022 · 20:17 · open ↗
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