Sleep - 2. I'm Challenging (Myself)

My sleeping situation has changed so much since I last wrote about sleeping. Different beds, air mattresses, couches, it hasn't been fun, to say the least. The situation has stabilized but my sleep has not. Let's take a look.


The last half year I have:
Duration Deficit: -0:40 [-0:27]
Deep Sleep Cycles: 44% [+2%]
Noise Snoring: 3% [-7%]

The past 2 weeks:
Duration Deficit: -0:35 [-0:08]
Deep Sleep Cycles: 39% [-7%]
Noise Snoring: 4% [-8%]

The numbers in [brackets] indicate the change since the last posting about sleep. Yeah, it's been a while. I think the most significant thing is the reduction of noise snoring. One thing that I try to do in bed every night is just to scan my body and it helps to be laying in a symmetrical position, so I've been falling asleep on my back whereas I used to fall asleep exclusively on my side. I need to get better about paying attention to the position I'm in when I wake up. It is difficult to tell how much my body is moving. I've been considering a Fitbit that goes on my wrist when I sleep, but I'm not ready for that. I love my Fitbit One and I just clip it to my underwear when I sleep, but I mostly just use Sleep As Android for all my measurements.

The good news is that Sleep As Android now has Goal Setting integration so a few days ago I challenged myself to improve my sleep duration to 7.2 hours per night. I've improved a little by giving myself enough time in bed to account for my poor sleep or inability to fall asleep which happens with some regularity. I'll be back to talk about my progress soon.

I've been writing more in notebooks and I plan to post more frequently about various projects I'm doing to help measure my life. I look forward to the next entry.

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