Reflections
Notes on light, sleep and circadian rhythms from the LYS team and the researchers we work with.
3 easy ways get yourself energised without caffeine
Can you recall the last time you went through an entire workday without feeling the energy dip that can sometimes feel as though it’s impossible to...
Why it's important to educate, not just seamlessly integrate
When it comes to consumer-facing technology, they say that extremely complex systems should always appear perfectly simple on the surface, so that the users are required...
4 reasons why workplace analysis can help your business
When it comes to addressing workplace well-being, there is often a tendency to refer to dozens, if not hundreds of employees as one united body, instead...
Evangelists take on the Light Diet: Saskia Lorrison from 360 Workplace
“The most disruptive event in the history of bio-time occurred when Thomas Edison introduced the lightbulb to the world… Within a decade, night, for all intents...
Could light be a criterion by which offices are certified?
There are many criteria that office buildings need to meet in order to be able to host so many employees. And understandably so. Health and safety,...
A daily success routine, and it has light in it
There’s a strange notion out there that labels people who stick to their routine rigid and boring, while those who don’t incorporate routines into their lives...
In conversation with a LYS user: integrating circadian rhythms into your exercise routine
How do you take care of your body when you feel tired, drained of energy or simply having woken up on the wrong side of the...
The potential of designing for circadian rhythms
The concept of designing lighting, buildings, or even ‘super teams’ of colleagues around circadian rhythms is still in its infancy. Some have created lighting that is...
Does everyone need the same amount of sleep to function?
We’ll be the first ones to raise our hands and say we’ve been screaming and shouting for people to get at least 8 hours of sleep...
What constitutes a healthy day? In conversation with a LYS user
On our continuous mission to raise global awareness of the need to improve sleep quality and energy levels in urban dwellers, and help people understand their...
Sleep Awareness Week is here to remind us some important things about sleep
Begin with sleep is the theme of this years’ Sleep Awareness Week, which is spanning across March 10 to 16. Launched by the National Sleep Foundation...
Why is it so hard for the world to catch up to circadian rhythms?
Type ‘circadian rhythms’ in the Google search bar and in a matter of seconds the page will fill with headline articles from media platforms such as...