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Sleepless in Silicon Valley

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Re: Sleepless in Silicon Valley

#11

Post by mirceal »

Hamuko wrote: post #9
fizwhiz wrote: post #5

Tbh the oura ring has been a game changer for a data nerd like me. I can easily see how some exercise in the day actually impacts my HRV[1] and then the quality of my sleep. Had a heavy night of drinking? Watch what the oura ring reports not just on the same night but even the next night :) Basically if you're thinking of starting your own "protocol" for sleep and would like to A/B test what works and what seems like…

I have trouble justifying spending 314 euros on a sleep-tracking ring.

it depends. do you have 314 in disposable income? is health really important for you?

Re: Sleepless in Silicon Valley

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Post by 0xffff2 »

novok wrote: post #10
fizwhiz wrote: post #5

Tbh the oura ring has been a game changer for a data nerd like me. I can easily see how some exercise in the day actually impacts my HRV[1] and then the quality of my sleep. Had a heavy night of drinking? Watch what the oura ring reports not just on the same night but even the next night :) Basically if you're thinking of starting your own "protocol" for sleep and would like to A/B test what works and what seems like…

Why use this over an apple watch or fitbit?

Does the Apple Watch do sleep tracking out of the box now? I was one of the 5 people who bought a Microsoft Band, and I really enjoyed the sleep tracking features. I still haven't pulled the trigger on an Apple Watch since switching to and iPhone because it (used to?) lack sleep tracking as a feature.

Re: Sleepless in Silicon Valley

#14

Post by jniedrauer »

novok wrote: post #10
fizwhiz wrote: post #5

Tbh the oura ring has been a game changer for a data nerd like me. I can easily see how some exercise in the day actually impacts my HRV[1] and then the quality of my sleep. Had a heavy night of drinking? Watch what the oura ring reports not just on the same night but even the next night :) Basically if you're thinking of starting your own "protocol" for sleep and would like to A/B test what works and what seems like…

Why use this over an apple watch or fitbit?

Or a use Garmin watch, and get even more metrics. It's like strapping the elastic stack to your body.

Re: Sleepless in Silicon Valley

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Post by Hamuko »

mirceal wrote: post #11
Hamuko wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have trouble justifying spending 314 euros on a sleep-tracking ring.

it depends. do you have 314 in disposable income? is health really important for you?

Yeah, I probably have the cash. But it's just for tracking sleep. I know that I sleep like shit. I go to bed at 0030 and wake up at 0700. Don't really know what difference the ring would make here.

No idea what the ring would tell me what I don't really know and how in the world I would turn the data into something usable.

Re: Sleepless in Silicon Valley

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Post by par »

though this article is basically an ad for the oura ring, i do think sleep hygiene is an interesting topic and worthy of conversation. Would love to hear what the HN crowd thinks.

Re: Sleepless in Silicon Valley

#17

Post by bredren »

0xffff2 wrote: post #13
novok wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why use this over an apple watch or fitbit?

Does the Apple Watch do sleep tracking out of the box now? I was one of the 5 people who bought a Microsoft Band, and I really enjoyed the sleep tracking features. I still haven't pulled the trigger on an Apple Watch since switching to and iPhone because it (used to?) lack sleep tracking as a feature.

No. It still is intended to charge overnight. Apple store sells other sleep tracking products at this time.

Re: Sleepless in Silicon Valley

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Post by remarkEon »

Hmm another sleep article.

I'll share what I do. After being in the Army for a while, and waking up at 430 and going to bed at close to midnight for a long time during the week (there's no real "sleep schedule" overseas though) I've been working on tuning my sleep cycle for the seasons to great success. Over the last year I've been slightly altering my alarm each night based on when sunrise is (plus going to bed earlier/later as the days lengthen/shorten), and it's significantly improved how quickly I fall asleep, how easily I get out of bed in the morning, and how rested I feel. I'm not a huge "fitness tracker" guy (still analog in that regard, with a notebook for workouts instead of some app or a spreadsheet). No idea if there's any science behind any of what I'm doing and frankly I don't care. It works great for me.

Re: Sleepless in Silicon Valley

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Post by ihuman »

bredren wrote: post #17
0xffff2 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does the Apple Watch do sleep tracking out of the box now? I was one of the 5 people who bought a Microsoft Band, and I really enjoyed the sleep tracking features. I still haven't pulled the trigger on an Apple Watch since switching to and iPhone because it (used to?) lack sleep tracking as a feature.

No. It still is intended to charge overnight. Apple store sells other sleep tracking products at this time.

It charges fast enough that you can wear it almost 24/7 if you plan ahead and charge for a bit in the morning and at night

https://david-smith.org/blog/2015/09/21/how-to-wear-your-app...

Re: Sleepless in Silicon Valley

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Post by jasaloo »

Re/ oura rings... anyone else paranoid of a private company having access to intensely personal data?

If I were an insurance company I'd be lobbying the shit out of these guys to see how much they'd charge me to get my hands on it.

(and yeah, I read Oura's privacy agreement already... was less than impressed)

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