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When the numbers help
A wearable can be handy. Looking at a rough pattern over several weeks might prompt an earlier bedtime, or show how a late coffee carries on into the night. If you are curious and take the figures lightly, it does little harm, and some of what it shows can lead to sensible changes.
When it gets in the way
A tracker starts to cause trouble when the morning number is the first thing you check and it sets your mood for the day. A device can report a poor night after you woke up feeling fine, and suddenly you are braced for a tiredness you had not noticed.
These gadgets estimate sleep instead of measuring it. Chasing a better figure each night adds pressure of its own, and some people sleep worse the harder they track. If the readouts leave you more anxious than informed, take that seriously.
This is general reflection and is not advice for your situation. If worry about sleep has taken hold, a clinician can help.
If you want to try a week without the numbers, the free 1-page Sleep Reset guide sets out five foundations that need no tracker and no app.
FAQ
- Should I bin my tracker?
- Not necessarily. For some people it is harmless or handy, and for others it feeds anxiety. Notice how the numbers make you feel the next morning.