[Rusty]

I’ve been using a sleep diary app and my smart watch to track my sleep for the last 4 weeks. It shows I’m averaging about 5 hours of sleep a night which doesn’t sound to bad but I wake up tired and groggy. Does it get better? Should I increase my sleep window from 12am to 6am to 11:30pm to 6am?

[Scott]

Hey @Rusty!

Sleep trackers can be tricky to use and if you’re an analytical person like myself, it can really be an anxious tool that you spend a lot of time trying to understand what to do with the data. What happens if it says you slept for 7 hours one night but still feel groggy the next day or it records only 4 hours of sleep and you feel great? When we try to fix our insomnia based on smartwatch readings or advice we find online and it doesn’t work, our anxiety about the issue usually heightens. Instead of monitoring for sleep each day, do you think there are more beneficial activities you could do that would enlighten your day?

Scott J

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