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We Measured It: Do Sunrise Alarm Clocks Really Work?

We Measured It: Do Sunrise Alarm Clocks Really Work? Here's the number that started this whole investigation: 610 lux. That's what one independent test recorded from a Hatch Restore 3 held one foot…

Robb Sutton August 13, 2026 7 min

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  • AnalysisEconomy

    The Key To Success and How To Be Successful

    What is it that successful people know that you don’t? What makes it so that they can realize success and prosperity over and over again while you are just struggling…

    Robb Sutton July 6, 2009 4 min

  • AnalysisLifestyle Design

    Independence Day: Happy 4th of July

    Today…we celebrate our Independence Day! This beautiful day in July is a day to remember for Americans as we remember the past and give thanks for the nation in which…

    Robb Sutton July 4, 2009 1 min

  • ReviewBlogging

    Ramped Reviews eBook Released – Free Review Product and Pro Review Blogging

    It is finally here! The ultimate eBook guide to review blogging. Ramped Reviews takes you step by step through every process in review blogging. The Story Behind Ramped Reviews As…

    Robb Sutton July 2, 2009 3 min

  • AnalysisLifestyle Design

    My Love Affair with Awesomely Bad Food

    Ok…I admit it. I have an absolute love affair with awesomely bad food. When I walk through a QuikTrip gas station, I can not walk by the glorious sign that…

    Robb Sutton June 30, 2009 2 min

  • AnalysisBlogging

    Your Blog Content: Meat and Potatoes or Parsley?

    When it comes to blogging, your content is everything. You can not expect to grow a readership and make any money online by writing and publishing substandard, light content. Blog…

    Robb Sutton June 29, 2009 3 min

  • AnalysisBlogging

    Why do you blog?

    An open ended question that can have a multitude of answers. Why do you blog? While the question seems simple on the outside, for many bloggers…they might not actually know…

    Robb Sutton June 26, 2009 4 min

  • AnalysisLifestyle Design

    Enjoying Life – One Minute at a Time

    I write a lot on robbsutton.com about enjoying life and ways to make your life better through self improvement. What you guys are not aware of…is why I write articles…

    Robb Sutton June 25, 2009 1 min

  • AnalysisLifestyle Design

    This Is How We Live – The Mindless Escape

    We tend to go through life based on repetition. Every morning you wake up to the same alarm clock sound with the same routine. You get out of bed, let…

    Robb Sutton June 23, 2009 3 min

  • AnalysisTechnology

    The New iPhone 3GS – Better Than iPhone 3G?

    In the blogging world, you are in the business of sharing your life, experiences and random thought probing antidotes with the world. Any device that can make the transition from…

    Robb Sutton June 22, 2009 3 min

  • AnalysisTechnology

    I am GPS stupid – Don't ask for directions

    I had a friend ask me a question the other day that should have had an easy answer. Which way did you come to get here? It took me a…

    Robb Sutton June 19, 2009 2 min

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