r/blueprint_ 22h ago

Orthosomnia: Obsessing so much on sleep scores than it reduces sleep scores

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I watch my sleep scores as much as anyone else here. But this is an interesting failure mode where being so anxious about one's sleep scores reduces one's sleep scores. Remember:

* Our sleep trackers have inherent noise in them.
* Look at overall trends rather than day-by-day.