‘What I learned by living without artificial light’
3rd May 2018
One recent winter, I decided to find out. Working with sleep researchers Derk-Jan Dijk and Nayantara Santhi at the University of Surrey, I designed a programme to go cold-turkey on artificial light after dark, and to try to maximise exposure to natural light during the day – all while juggling an office job and busy family life in urban Bristol.
The discoveries I’ve made have revolutionised my attitude to light – and how I live my life during the night and day. I now make simple, daily choices that can transform how I sleep, how I feel and perhaps even my cognitive abilities. Could you be doing the same?
Sorry, but ‘using candles’ isn’t ‘living without artificial light’.