The ObservatoryPart of your everyday wellbeing
Recovery and everyday balance
Room for mental recovery and a sustainable balance between demands and energizing activities.
How it's measured
3 statements in the wellbeing assessment, scored from "doesn't apply at all" to "applies completely".
- I get enough mental recovery in my daily life.
- I have a reasonable balance between demands and things that give me energy.
- My daily life regularly has room for rest or activities that do me good.
Where you work with it
The life areas in this section — assess yourself, answer the questions, and track them over time.
Sleep and recovery
Not ratedSleep quality, sleep amount, rest and recovery.
Energy and stamina
Not ratedFelt physical and mental energy across the day.
Digital balance
Not ratedScreen time, social media, notifications and digital recovery.
Free time and enjoyable activities
Not ratedTime for interests, play, creativity and pleasures.
Getting started
Self-assessment
What does your sleep look like?
Six questions that give you a clearer picture of your sleep than the feeling 'I sleep badly'.
5 min · Rationality
Exercise
Your sleep window
Two gentle basic rules from sleep therapy — a fixed time you get up, and what you do when sleep does not come.
9 min · Rationality
Exercise
Sleep hygiene
Set a fixed lights-out time, a screen-free wind-down before it, and a cooler, darker room: the habits that do the most for sleep.
12 min · Discipline
Session
Sleep: letting go of the day
In bed, with the lights off: a quiet guided practice that leaves the day behind and carries you toward sleep.
12 min · Compassion
Session
Winding down for the night
A still routine that helps the body shift from the day's state to sleep's. Ten minutes before you turn off the light.
10 min · Compassion
Exercise
The numbers of sleep
What sleep loss actually does to body and mood, in numbers rather than feelings
7 min · Rationality
Article
The myths that keep you awake
Five common beliefs about sleep that don't quite hold up
2 min · Rationality
Self-assessment
Where does your energy go?
Four scales — body, head, desire and sleep — that show where energy leaks and where it is wisest to start.
4 min · Rationality
How's your recovery and everyday balance?
The wellbeing assessment gives you a profile across all six dimensions, and you see it change over time. Free account, no payment.