I don’t have any strong leanings about the screen thing. I don’t feel that sleepy at my desk, but that could just be contextual (same way he says “the bedroom is for sleep and sex only”). And I can sit on the couch reading the web forever, but that could just be because I’m an avid reader.

I’ve seen that list of sleep hygiene before, since I’ve always had trouble sleeping. (I even had a sleep study done once, which was a strange experience made stranger by the sleeping pill the hospital gave me.) Anti-depressants are a real tricky situation. I have to be very careful about what time of day I take them to avoid screwing up sleep. Of course, it depends on what drug you take — some are ennervating and others calming.

I agree about the light thing — in my new apartment, it’s much sunnier. I wake up earlier and stay awake more easily during the day in a bright room. It was much easier to feel tired when I was in that dark apartment in north oakland.

I find, myself, that if I start sitting in the living room reading a book 2 hours before bed, I’m still sitting in the living room reading at 5am. But I can see how that might work for a less obsessive reader. I find that there are certain screen-based things that do help me fall asleep. Watching “The Passion of Joan of Arc”, for instance, or playing Final Fantasy Tactics.