How to Time Light for Optimal Sleep & Wakefulness | Samer Hattar & Andrew Huberman

And you could go to sleep as , as , as late or as early as you want and wake up as late as early . And he found a huge shift in their sleep pattern just by exposing them to the light dark cycle . I mean , so and it lasted and it lasted even after they came back two days of camping , reset the circadian seven days , but it lasted .

How to Time Light for Optimal Sleep & Wakefulness | Samer Hattar & Andrew Huberman

You could do this for your skin and , and you know , protect your skin . That's not my area of expertise but for , for that effect on the circadian system , as long as you're outside in the shade and a sunny day , 10 to 15 minutes should be ample amount . Ok .

How to Time Light for Optimal Sleep & Wakefulness | Samer Hattar & Andrew Huberman

And I , I , you know , we don't have experiments to show it , but I have a gut feeling that it has a huge impact on humans . Well , Jamie Zitzer lab at the Stanford Sleep Lab has shown that these early morning light flashes can adjust the total amount of sleep that one will get , makes it easier to get to sleep . Absolutely .

How to Time Light for Optimal Sleep & Wakefulness | Samer Hattar & Andrew Huberman

Ok . So get bright light of some sort early in the day . Ideally , sunlight , even on a cloudy day , it's going to be brighter than indoor light .

How to Time Light for Optimal Sleep & Wakefulness | Samer Hattar & Andrew Huberman

So remember , intensity is only one component duration is also important because remember that the circadian system , it's not like the image system in the image system , you have to change every second because you're looking at different objects , you have to change your perception . But for the circadian system , it's trying to figure out where am I in the day , night cycle . So the more you give them the information , the better you are .