Ideally, you want the screen to go below standard dimmest setting. I've tried a few apps for Android and settled on Darker for its elegance and usability.

This is a very useful metaphor.

"Oh, what's that? You want to send us all those lovely gifts, but you can't actually make it over for the holidays...?"

Or you could always use dice...

Absolutely.

That's some wise advice.

Cool – though it's currently Lifehackered :)

F.Lux has become essential for late night sessions – it's become an oddly literal life-saver, in terms of aiding sleep, thereby getting me up earlier.

REDACTED.

Ikea store bunk beds. (They never look up there.)

Good point about search.

Yeah, it's a tricky balance.

Not for me, of course – asking for A Friend.

Wasn't Gmail – and its (then) huge free capacity – the original 'never delete anything', because 'you never know...'?

What's the best fit for 'catapulting upright and flailing around maniacally, screaming incantations to ward off Cthulu-spawned night terrors' posture?

True. And there's a balance to be found between tackling cause and symptom.

Tackle the cause, not the symptoms.

Pro tip: if your neighbor has sprinklers in their garden, just leave all your dirty dishes there – the neighbor will eventually get fed up with them, and return them to you all nice and clean!

First question to prime a complainer before you ask what their plan is:

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