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Protocols

A guide explains how something works. A protocol says what to do about it. Each protocol deals with one specific problem, with the steps under it and the evidence behind them.

What a protocol is

A problem you can recognise in yourself, an objective in one sentence, the handful of things that actually move it, and what to watch so you know whether it is working. Nothing in one that is not traceable to a source, and an honest line about what we do not know.

A man photographed from behind in a home gym, in black shorts and white socks, arms at his sides. A squat rack and a kettlebell stand behind him and an olive tree by the window.

One-sided dominance

How one dominant side starts a chain that runs all the way up into your neck, how to work out which link comes first in you, and what to do about it.

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Rounded shoulders

Why your shoulders roll forward, why stretching your chest provably does nothing about it, and what the research says actually works.

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A young man lies on his back in a dark bedroom, wide awake, one arm tucked under his head. Beside the bed a clock reads 02:43, next to a glass of water and two books, and a full moon hangs in the window.

Not falling asleep

What to do when you cannot fall asleep: the six things the research actually supports, ordered by what they return, with the strength of the evidence under each one.

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A young man lies on his side in a dark bedroom, awake, his hand under his cheek. Beside the bed a clock reads 03:27, next to a glass of water and a stack of books, and the moon hangs in the window.

Lying awake at night

What to do when you wake in the middle of the night and cannot drop off again: the five causes you can remove yourself, ordered by what they return, and the two that belong with a doctor.

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Sleep after a night shift

What to do to get as much sleep as you can after a night shift: the dark glasses home, the bedroom, the caffeine cut-off and the nap, with the strength of the evidence behind each step.

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Looking for the subject instead

If the question is how something works rather than what to do about it, the library is the other half of this.

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