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Please note: Registration to participate in this experiment has ended.
Consider this your official invitation to PN’s Great Sleep Experiment with Dr. Chris Winter, author of The Sleep Solution and one of the world’s leading experts on sleep.
It’s simple, really: We’re going to see what happens when people take just one piece of common sleep advice and do it consistently for two weeks.
Do they fall asleep faster? Do they sleep better overall? And do they feel more rested?
Plus, does it impact any other lifestyle factors, like food choices, physical activity, or work productivity?
We’ll have three groups. Each group starts by basically doing what they normally do for 1 week. The only difference: Participants will share sleep data from their preferred device, as well as their own observations, by filling out a quick survey every day.
After the first week:
Group 1: Won’t drink any alcohol for 2 weeks.
Group 2: Will sleep in a pitch-black room for 2 weeks.
Group 3: Will sleep with their bedroom temperature 5 degrees Fahrenheit (3 degrees Celsius) lower than usual for 2 weeks.
A 21-day commitment to stick to the plan, including filling out the daily survey.
You’ll also need a sleep tracker, such as an Apple Watch, Oura ring, Fitbit, Whoop, Withings, or other type of sleep tracking device.
Additionally, by participating in this research, you agree to share your data with PN and give PN permission to use it in reports and other types of content (all data will be aggregated and anonymized, unless you later give the PN team permission to contact you for an interview or quotes).
Once we analyze all the data we get, Dr. Winter will write up a full report to share with all of YOU.
But this report won’t just be about what happened on average.
Instead, it’ll explore what actually happens in the real world—like when a client you’re working with tries this at home. That’ll help you better understand how a change might help—or not help—someone you’re coaching.
What’s more, you’ll learn how to conduct and interpret a smart sleep experiment with your own clients. The same way Dr. Winter would with his patients. This first-person experience can also give you valuable insight into what it’ll be like for the folks you work with.
Even better, Dr. Winter will show you how to think about the results your clients get in a very practical way that helps them in the future.
And, of course, you’ll also get insights about yourself.
Maybe you’ve always wondered if you’d sleep better if you didn’t drink…. but hadn’t been motivated enough to find out.
Or maybe your room’s just not dark enough.
Or maybe you sleep like a log at a room temp of 64 degrees… only you never knew it.
Or maybe… you’ll find whichever change you try doesn’t help you at all. That drink you have every night before bed? Maybe it works for YOU.
This is your chance to find out… and be a part of a fun project that’ll help us all be better coaches.
To sign up to be a part of this experiment, click here to fill out an initial survey. Once you complete it, you’re in!
The deadline to sign up to participate in this survey is 2 pm Eastern Time (ET) on Sunday, November 29, 2020.
Next, look out for an email containing details on the experiment and how to prepare.
The 3-week data collection phase starts on Monday, November 30, 2020, and ends on Sunday, December 20, 2020.
Here’s a quick rundown of each of the three experiments, courtesy of Dr. Winter.
Best for: People who tend to have a drink or two nightly, or at least several nights per week.
For many individuals with sleep problems, alcohol is their sleep aid of choice. It’s been estimated that as many as 30 percent of chronic insomnia sufferers utilize alcohol regularly as a sleep aid.
While experiments have shown that the long term use of alcohol has a negative impact on sleep, how does it impact YOUR sleep? Could eliminating it from your routine improve your slumber… or does a drink at night seem to aid in your rest and recovery?
Best for: People who don’t already sleep in a pitch black room.
From the little red light on your fire alarm to the blinking LED on your computer router—light is everywhere. When it comes to sleep, even a little light can be too much.
Paying attention to light levels in your home, particularly in the evening, has been shown to create superior sleep.
Could an afternoon obsessively working to eliminate all light sources from your bedroom really improve your sleep significantly? (Read: You may need to cover your windows with cardboard.)
For this experiment, you’ll turn your bedroom into a pitch-black sleeping cave.
Best for: People who currently sleep at 70 degrees F (21 degrees C) or warmer.
Over the last few years, science seems to be indicating that temperature could be playing as much of a role in determining sleep quality as light.
While most people agree that dark is best, the battle for temperature control between couples is a constant theme in sleep clinics. One partner wants it frigid; another wants it toasty. Who’s right when it comes to bedroom temperature? This experiment can help you find out.
Click here to sign up as a participant and complete your initial survey. Once you do that, you’ll get the details you need so that you can start the experiment on November 30.