The ObservatorySleep and recovery
Sleep quality, sleep amount, rest and recovery.
Questions to ask yourself
- 1How satisfied are you with your sleep?
- 2How often do you wake up rested?
- 3How hard is it for you to fall asleep?
- 4How much does your sleep affect your mood and energy?
- 5Which step would improve your sleep?
In the app, you rate the area 0–10, answer the questions, and watch how your answers shift over time.
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