Why sleeptrackers could lead to the rise of insomnia – and orthosomnia

Oura is part of a growing industry worth an estimated $70 billion devoted to helping us sleep better. It includes weighted blankets, health optimization sites like Huffington’s Thrive Global, and sleep tracking tech. Big tech companies have already shown interest in the market. Apple acquired sleep tracker Beddit in 2017 and a year later, Google’s ... See more

Consumerist society and blueprint bros would never tell you this but the best sleep optimization protocols are:

• 1) Peace of mind. it's living a life of virtue and forgiving yourself when you fall short. one thing that has helped me is journaling every evening before bed and harvesting all the high / lows of the day as learnings. my soul is here on t

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significant alerting effect. By artificially forcing us awake, thereby masking our natural tiredness at night, pre-bed technology keeps people awake for longer, and makes falling asleep more difficult. Using LED devices at night impacts our natural sleep rhythms, the quality of our sleep, and how alert we feel during the day. The societal and publi

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