事实证明，睡个好觉(good night’s sleep)是一件难得的事情。据统计，35%的成年人晚上睡眠不足。将(Pair)这一统计数据与 20% 的车祸与嗜睡有关，而你有一个灾难的秘诀。
但我们的失眠不能完全归咎于快节奏的社会和太多的屏幕。这也至少部分是由于睡眠障碍。你知道有多少人患有失眠症？你认识几个打鼾的人？看似微不足道的小(Small)习惯会增加睡眠质量。
值得庆幸的是，有些解决方案不涉及多夜睡眠研究，让您感觉更像是实验室老鼠(lab mouse)而不是人类。正确的智能设备可以帮助您更聪明地睡眠(sleep smarter)并改善您的夜间作息，让您每晚都能睡个好觉。
Sound + Sleep SE (Amazon)
对许多人来说，完全安静是放松的反面。少量的背景噪音(background noise)可以让你更容易放松，因为它可以掩盖更多可能把你从睡梦中惊醒的突然声音。如果你住在城市里，吵闹的汽车或警报器的声音会影响你的睡眠质量，即使它不会完全唤醒你。
Sound + Sleep SE从 64 种不同配置文件中的一种产生白噪声。声音不会循环播放(t loop)并提供更真实的体验。该设备使用“自适应声音”技术，如果检测到任何可能唤醒用户的声音，该技术会自动调整其音景的音量。
飞利浦 Hue 智能灯（亚马逊(Amazon)）(Philips Hue Smart Lights (Amazon))
当你在晚上开始感到困倦时，并不总是因为疲劳——而是因为你的大脑排出了一种化学物质。松果体(pineal gland)被黑暗激活并开始产生褪黑激素。然而，城市周围和家中的灯光数量（尤其是蓝光( blue light)）扰乱了身体的这种自然循环，使人更难入睡。
(Smart)可以对飞利浦 Hue 灯泡等(Philips Hue bulbs)智能灯进行编程，使其在设定的时间段内逐渐变暗。这种缓慢减少的光线模拟了日落，并可以触发您的身体开始产生褪黑激素，从而导致困倦感和更自然的爬到床上的欲望 - 因为如您所知，强迫自己入睡可能会适得其反。
睡眠和唤醒灯（亚马逊(Amazon)）(Sleep & Wake Lamp (Amazon))
日落会使您的身体感到困倦，而日出则相反。绝大多数人因为闹钟(alarm clock)而突然醒来，这会对你的心情产生负面影响——而且是开始新一天的糟糕方式。
然而，在自然日出（或模拟自然日出的灯）中醒来会以更温和的方式让您从睡眠中醒来。醒来时您会精力充沛，并且不会比其他情况下感觉不那么昏昏沉沉。这对于那些必须在太阳之前醒来的人来说是完美的。
Beautyrest Sleeptracker Monitor（亚马逊(Amazon)）(Beautyrest Sleeptracker Monitor (Amazon))
如果你真的想改善你的睡眠，你可以做的最好的投资之一就是睡眠追踪器。这些设备要么戴在身上，要么放在床垫下（我们的建议是后者），并测量睡眠的各个阶段。
睡眠追踪器可以告诉您入睡用了多长时间，您在不同的睡眠阶段花费了多少时间，等等。Beautyrest Sleeptracker Monitor(Beautyrest Sleeptracker Monitor)分析您的呼吸模式、睡眠周期等，为您提供有关睡眠方式的详细分析。
如果您想跟踪自己的睡眠但又买不起专用的跟踪器，还有其他选择。例如，您可以下载许多不同的 iOS 应用程序(different iOS apps)来帮助您跟踪睡眠。
圈家（亚马逊(Amazon)）(Circle Home (Amazon))
有时，您的睡眠质量与其说是睡眠本身，不如说是到达那里。深夜推特(Twitter)、YouTube和Instagram狂欢甚至可以让最困的人在睡前很久都保持清醒。
Circle Home让您可以控制单个设备上的Wi-Fi，提供使用情况统计信息，并允许您创建设备自动关闭Wi-Fi访问的时间限制。如果您发现自己无法在某个时间停止浏览网页，解决方案很简单：只需关闭对它的访问权限，直到第二天早上。
当然，您可以随时在紧急情况下禁用Circle Home （例如，如果您需要(Circle Home)在线完成一些工作(work online)），但这是改掉坏习惯的好方法。
智能羽绒被（智能羽绒被(SmartDuvet)）(SmartDuvet (SmartDuvet))
很少有事情会像太热或太冷一样打断睡眠。SmartDuvet可(SmartDuvet)让您逐点控制床的温度，它甚至有两个单独的区域供情侣使用。
该技术可防止湿气积聚，减少出汗，甚至据说有助于防止臭虫。最疯狂的部分？SmartDuvet实际上是通过在其整个设计中充气不同的空气袋而在早上制造自己的。(SmartDuvet)这是一个盒子里的未来，它可能正是你晚上睡得更舒服所需要的。
八睡智能床（八睡(Eight Sleep)）(Eight Sleep Smart Bed (Eight Sleep))
这个没有产品推荐(product recommendation)，因为适合很多人的床类型不同。可以在所有不同的价位找到智能床，从负担得起的 1,000 美元到 2,000 美元的价格范围(price range)一直到令人眼花缭乱的 36,000 美元。
关键是这些床会根据用户的生物特征数据自动调整，以使睡眠者尽可能舒适。智能床是那些尝试了所有其他方法并且无论如何都无法入睡的人的解决方案。
Sleep Smarter – The Best Devices For Improving Sleep
A good night’s sleep is a rare thing, as it turns out. According to statistics, 35% of adults don’t get enough sleep at night. Pair that statistic with the fact that 20% of all car crashes are associated with sleepiness and you have a recipe for disaster.
But our sleeplessness can’t be blamed entirely on a fast-paced society and too many screens. It’s also due, at least in part, to sleep disorders. How many people do you know suffer from insomnia? How many people do you know snore? Small, seemingly insignificant habits can add up to poor sleep quality.
Thankfully, there are solutions that don’t involve multi-night sleep studies where you feel more like a lab mouse than a human. The right smart devices can help you sleep smarter and improve your nighttime routines, so that you get a great night’s sleep every night.
Sound + Sleep SE (Amazon)
For many people, total quiet is the opposite of relaxing. A small amount of background noise can make it easier to relax because it can drown out more sudden sounds that might rouse you from sleep. If you live in the city, the sound of a loud car or a siren will affect the quality of your sleep even if it doesn’t wake you entirely.
The Sound + Sleep SE creates white noise from one of 64 different profiles. The sounds don’t loop and provide a more authentic experience. This device uses “Adaptive Sound” technology that automatically adjusts the volume of its soundscapes if any sounds are detected that might wake the user.
Philips Hue Smart Lights (Amazon)
When you begin to feel sleepy at night, it’s not always because of fatigue—it’s due to a chemical being pumped out by your brain. The pineal gland is activated by darkness and starts producing melatonin. However, the number of lights around a city and inside the home (particularly blue light) disrupt this natural cycle in the body and make it harder to fall asleep.
Smart lights like the Philips Hue bulbs can be programmed to dim gradually over a set period of time. This slow reduction of light simulates a sunset and can trigger your body to begin producing melatonin, resulting in feelings of sleepiness and a more natural desire to crawl into bed—because as you know, forcing yourself to go to sleep can be counterproductive.
Sleep & Wake Lamp (Amazon)
While a sunset triggers your body to feel sleepy, a sunrise does the opposite. The vast majority of people wake up abruptly because of an alarm clock, which negatively impacts your mood—and is just an awful way to start the day.
However, waking up to a natural sunrise (or a lamp that simulates a natural sunrise) brings you out of sleep in a gentler way. You’ll wake up with more energy and will feel less groggy than you would otherwise. This is perfect for those that have to wake up before the sun.
Beautyrest Sleeptracker Monitor (Amazon)
If you’re serious about improving your sleep, one of the best investments you can make is a sleep tracker. These devices are either worn, or slid under your mattress (our recommendation is the latter) and measures the various stages of sleep.
Sleep trackers can tell you how long it took you to fall asleep, how much time you spent in the various stages of sleep, and much more. The Beautyrest Sleeptracker Monitor analyzes your breathing patterns, sleep cycles, and much more to provide you with detailed analytics about how you sleep.
If you want to keep track of your sleep but can’t afford a dedicated tracker, there are other alternatives. For example, you can download a number of different iOS apps that can help you track your sleep.
Circle Home (Amazon)
Sometimes your quality of sleep is less about the sleep itself and more about getting there. Late-night Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram binges can keep even the sleepiest person awake long past their bedtime.
Circle Home gives you control over Wi-Fi on individual devices, provides usage statistics, and allows you to create time limits after which the device automatically shuts off Wi-Fi access. If you find yourself unable to stop browsing the web at a certain time, the solution is easy: just shut off access to it until the next morning.
Of course, you can always disable the Circle Home in an emergency (like if you need to finish some work online) but it’s a good way to break a bad habit.
Few things interrupt sleep like being too hot or too cold. The SmartDuvet gives you point-by-point control over what temperature you want your bed to be, and it even has two separate zones for couples to utilize.
The technology prevents the build-up of humidity, reduces sweating, and is even said to help prevent bed bugs. The craziest part? The SmartDuvet actually makes itself in the morning by inflating different pockets of air throughout its design. It’s the future in a box, and it might be just what you need to sleep easier at night.
Eight Sleep Smart Bed (Eight Sleep)
There is no product recommendation for this one because the right type of bed differs for so many people. Smart beds can be found at all different price points, from an affordable $1,000-$2,000 price range all the way up to an eye-watering $36,000.
The key is that these beds automatically adjust based on the user’s biometric data to keep the sleeper as comfortable as possible. A smart bed is the solution for the person that has tried everything else and cannot seem to fall asleep, no matter what.
