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May 27, 2014 12:06:51 PM

How long have you been participating in the Clock Your Sleep project?:

1 month or more

Has your sleep changed since you started tracking it?:

Yes, I'm getting more sleep

What did you learn about your sleep patterns once you started tracking them?:

They're all over the place. The hardest thing for me is to actually stay asleep once I fall asleep. There are nights when I may wake up for five minutes and then immediately fall back to sleep, others where I'm awake for over 2 hours, and then nighrs where I don't actually wake up at all. It's honestly a little frustrating, so I need to figure out what's causing the wakefulness, and then counteract it.

Have you tried to change any of your behavior as a result of this study?:

Absolutely! I've learned (thanks to Manoush and Team Digital Detox)to turn everything off (phone, tv, laptop) at least an hour and a half before I go to bed at night. This means I've started reading books again, and as a former book-worm who actually STOPPED reading books for the past few years because of my job (I work on six databases for my job, and it really burns out my brain for pretty much anything involving concentration outside of the office), I'm thrilled! I forgot how much fun a good book could be!! Thanks for leading me back to them!

Tell us how the Clock Your Sleep project is going.