Morning Light for Morning Energy
Sleep Easy 7 days oura
Start the Health OS protocol "Morning Light for Morning Energy" (sleep-morning-sun) and show me today's step.
Goal
A short 7-day run: does morning light lift your energy right after waking
Hypothesis
Morning light improves circadian rhythm, sleep quality and morning energy
Bright morning light suppresses melatonin and entrains the SCN, the master circadian pacemaker (Huberman 2021)
Expected Effects
- ↑ sleep_quality
- ↑ morning_energy
Phases
1
Baseline
3 days- Live as usual
- Rate your morning energy on a 1-10 scale
2
Morning Light
4 days- Go outside within 30 minutes of waking up
- Stay in daylight for at least 10 minutes (no sunglasses)
- Log how many minutes you spent in daylight
- Rate your morning energy on a 1-10 scale
Tracked Metrics
Primary
- ↑ sleep_quality
- ↑ morning_energy
Evaluation
Method: compare_phase_means
Design: baseline (3 days) → intervention (4 days)
Safety
Disclaimers
- Never look directly at the sun
- Overcast daylight still works — go outside anyway