You know what they say, the uglier you go to sleep, the prettier you wake up, apparently?

In an age where everyone is time poor and sleep a commodity as valuable as gold, surely adding extra bedtime tasks before you hop under the covers is just taking time away from those precious moments of lights out?

There's a whole side of Tiktok dedicated to hacking your sleep, or 'sleepmaxxing'. From pre bedtime rituals to post wakeup shedding, what do the experts really think of them?

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CREDITS

Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to: 

Erin Docherty, Mamamia's Beauty & Lifestyle Editor and Host of You Beauty podcast

Dr Carmel Harrington, Managing Director of Sleep For Health and Author of The Sleep Diet & The Complete Guide To A Good Night's Sleep. You can buy her books here.

Executive Producer: Taylah Strano 

Audio Producers: Tegan Sadler 

You know what they say, the uglier you go to sleep, the prettier you wake up, apparently?
In an age where everyone is time poor and sleep a commodity as valuable as gold, surely adding extra bedtime tasks before you hop under the covers is just taking time away from those precious moments of lights out?
There's a whole side of Tiktok dedicated to hacking your sleep, or 'sleepmaxxing'. From pre bedtime rituals to post wakeup shedding, what do the experts really think of them?
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<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-quicky/good-sleep-hygiene/">Desperate For A Good Night's Sleep? Try Nailing Your Sleep Hygiene</a>
<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-quicky/health-myths-busted/">10,000 Steps, 2 Litres Of Water &amp; 8 Hours Of Sleep: Health Myths Busted</a>
<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-quicky/sleep-debt-recovery/">How To Make The Most Of Sleep And Recover From Sleep Debt</a>
<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-quicky/aussies-are-sleeping-less-what-is-that-doing-to-us/">Aussies Are Sleeping Less: What Is That Doing To Us?</a>
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Host: Claire Murphy
With thanks to: 
Erin Docherty, Mamamia's Beauty &amp; Lifestyle Editor and Host of You Beauty podcast
Dr Carmel Harrington, Managing Director of Sleep For Health and Author of The Sleep Diet &amp; The Complete Guide To A Good Night's Sleep. <a href="http://www.sleepforhealth.net.au/products.php">You can buy her books here.</a> 
Executive Producer: Taylah Strano 
Audio Producers: Tegan Sadler

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