Tell us how the Clock Your Sleep project is going. Whether you've been participating for a few days or a few weeks — we at WNYC want to know how the Clock Your Sleep project is going for you. Take two minutes and tell us how tracking your #sleepdata has impacted you.
1-2 weeks
No
1. pretty regular pattern
2. I sleep less than your average participant
No - I did not know this was a goal.
Less than a week
Yes, in another way
I'm much more aware of the actual hours I have slept.
It's good as I see I'm getting more sleep than most, but I don't like actually knowing. As I have learned from a Harvard Health Newsletter, it's best to not look at the clock - EVER, when it's bedtime.
I'm lucky in that I sleep better than many people. However, I take sleep aids!!
Not yet. Would like to get off Ambien (or generic equivalent).
1 month or more
No
I try to get to bed earlier because I feel accountable to the app!
Not really.
1 month or more
No
I basically learned that aside from a congenital problem with my sleep patterns, I maintain bad habits, such as watching TV in bed, maintaining inconsistent bed time habits etc which exacerbate the problem.
I've tried to get out of bed a little earlier in the hope that I'll be more inclined to go to bad earlier. Not working so far.
1 month or more
Yes, I'm getting more sleep
1. I do not have good sleep hygiene (i.e., those tips that sleep experts recommend (like only use bed for sleep & sex; go to another place when you wake up in the middle of the night, etc)2. JUST the mere act of recording the actual data of my sleep patterns has improved my sleep.
3. I've learned that if I don't turn on the radio or decide to read some more every time I wake up in the middle of the night that I have more sleep and improved sleep(often, not all the time)!
4.I find I have at least one longer segment of sleep most nights(instead of 1/2 to 1 hour in between wakeups there are now segments of up to 4 hours straight/non-restless sleep. (I've been told if you have a little sleep but it's quality sleep (i.e., uninterrupted sleep)that that is considered a 'better' sleep than many restless hours in bed(referred to as restful or restorative sleep(I think you all are calling it sleep efficiency).
5. I've had one night of an 8 hour sleep w/ no awakenings!
6. I've also noticed I often awake at 3,4,or 5AM and am really awake for the day - not a happy day when having gone to sleep at midnight or 1AM.
To summarize: Just keeping this record has improved my sleep. I am committed to trying new things (like turning out the lights earlier and using a fan to mask sounds). My sleep efficiency has improved & I'm less sad now that I'm more aware. Awareness matters - drawing your attention to something has the power to change it.
Yes, as mentioned above:
Turn lights out earlier
Turn fan on for background noise
Do not turn the radio on each time I awake during the night.
Do not start to read again each time I wake up throughout the night.
Thank you for all your help!!!!!!!!!
2-3 weeks
No
They are more regular than what I thought. Also, I go to bed and wake-up way earlier than the rest of New Yorkers.
No.
1 month or more
Yes, I'm getting more sleep
I was surprised to see that I consistently get less sleep on Sunday nights.
Yes. I have tried to get up earlier, since can't seem to change my rising time with any success. It's always around 6:40. Even if I go back to sleep after that, it is fitful and not quality sleep.
2-3 weeks
Yes, I'm getting more sleep
I spend too much time in bed reading.
Yes
2-3 weeks
Yes, I'm getting less sleep
Because of travel, I had one 4 hour sleep night! very unusual.
Need more data==more time
no
1 month or more
No
Patterns have changed in the past couple of years, to going to bed later and still rising early, no more than 5-6 hours sleep.
I keep hoping I will turn out the lights earlier, but have done so maybe once or twice and not that much earlier.
1-2 weeks
Yes, I'm getting more sleep
I've been tracking them for a while
yes: the way I think about sleeping. that was a helpful suggestion – the mind being strong sort of deal.
1-2 weeks
No
I was aware of my sleep pattern / deprivation - the fact that I'm a night person, and yet must often rise early. However, to avoid the psychological impact, I wouldn't look at the clock before I went to sleep. These past two weeks have helped support a change I recently made in my work hours. Fortunately, I have the option of starting three of my workdays a half hour later. I've been trying to conform - to become an early to bed early to rise person, yet realized I was dismissing my unique biological nature. I always slept well, and continue to do so. I find it very relaxing and comforting to sleep with my husband and our cat. However, there are certain times I need the late night / early morning hours to create.
I've been trying to get more sleep most of my life. This study intrigues me, although it hasn't yet had an effect on my sleep patterns.
2-3 weeks
Yes, in another way
I am more aware of the time I am going to sleep and the time I am waking up.
I am also more aware of how long it takes me to fall asleep and how long I stay awake if happen to become awake during the night.
I can't go to bed too early, my body has a set time for sleep so I would just lie there.
It help me to watch mindless tv until drowsiness occurs. This blocks my mind from turning to stressful thoughts.
I am now more relaxed about sleep issues, less stressed, which should result in more sleep.
1-2 weeks
Yes, I'm getting more sleep
I sleep more than I think I did.
Yes, I try to get more sleep and try to keep more consistent habits
2-3 weeks
Yes, I'm getting more sleep
I function very well with 7 hours of sleep but anything more I feel like a zombie.
Really have been trying to wake up at least 10 mins after my alarm goes off.
2-3 weeks
No
I am getting significantly less sleep on average than the general population in the survey
Yes, but it hasn't worked for me. I must get to bed earlier in order to increase my sleep time. I have fixed appointments on most mornings, so sleeping later is not an option.
2-3 weeks
Yes, in another way
I am dealing with an injury that makes it difficult to get comfortable.
I need more sleep!
I hope I will be able to once I recover from my injury.
