HACKER Q&A
📣 trwhite

Do sleep trackers help you get better sleep?


Do sleep trackers (like that of the latest Apple Watch) actually give you relevant, actionable insights that you can use to get a better night's sleep?

Surely you also find this information out very quickly which begs the question why would you need a sleep tracker for longer than say, 2 weeks?


  👤 Lorenz-Kraft Accepted Answer ✓
That's the current "improve yourself" mentality. Gadgets are there to help you.

Besides that, I noticed that many people actually don't really know anymore how to live "normal" (aka healthy) and really need those Gadgets. For Example: Make Sports, Sleep and eat well ... that's nothing new, but many people seem to forgot how to do so and need Apps to remind them on a hourly basis to do so (don't forget to stand up for 5 minutes every hour).

Beside all that: Proper sleep is not about tracking sleep and get a reporting that you have slept properly. There are several things that contribute to a proper sleep, like sleeping habits, eat well (and at the right time) and more.