"9 Smart Steps to Achieve Better Sleep in the New Year"

To improve sleep in the New Year, experts suggest nine steps: catching up on sleep during weekends, focusing on sleep regularity rather than duration, using sleep tracking wisely, acknowledging the link between sleep and mental health, adjusting to seasonal sleep changes, avoiding checking the time during night wake-ups, choosing the right mattress, managing bedroom lighting, and trying the WWII-era military sleep method. These steps address various factors that can affect sleep quality, from the physical environment to psychological strategies, aiming to reduce risks associated with sleep deprivation such as obesity, heart disease, and mental health issues.