If you are reading this, I know exactly where you are right now. It is probably 3:14 AM. You are staring at the ceiling, or perhaps you are looking at your phone with the brightness turned all the way down. Your body is exhausted, heavy, and pleading for rest. But your mind? Your mind is […]
Orthosomnia: When Sleep Tracking Caused My Insomnia
I remember the exact morning I realized my Apple Watch Ultra 2 was making me sick. I had woken up feeling surprisingly refreshed. The sun was coming bleeding around the edges”, my mind felt clear, and for the first time in weeks, my shoulder (the one I usually jam into my Tempur Sonata) wasn’t throbbing. […]
Waking Up at 4 AM? Silence the “Monkey Mind” & Fall Back Asleep Fast
It starts the same way every time. The room is pitch black. My blackout curtains are doing their job. My Apple watch ultra 2 is silently tracking on my finger. But my eyes are wide open. I look at the ceiling, and though I can’t see it, I feel the crushing weight of the silence. […]