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Re: Sense – Wake up when it's right for you

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Post by hoopism » Wed, Jul 23, 2014, 7:10 PM UTC

philbarr wrote: post #75

hoopism wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Been there recently. Have you seen this? http://mimobaby.com/ I ultimately decided more monitoring (we have audio/video/nest) was not going to help us. But still thought this product was cool.

That is a cool product, but on reflection I think you're right with the monitoring. I'm not a huge fan of the monitoring system we have now, but my wife won't live without it. We even have her room only two meters away from our bedroom, but we still have an audio monitor on and turned up. Like, 'cos when she starts crying I need to hear it in stereo ;)

I hear ya.

Gets better. I am @ 13 months. Getting regular sleep between teeth coming in and bouts of illness.

I highly recommend eventual sleep training (interval or whatever)... just make sure you have plenty of whiskey handy... can take it's toll on your nerves.

Re: Sense – Wake up when it's right for you

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Post by bnejad » Wed, Jul 23, 2014, 7:12 PM UTC

njharman wrote: post #48

The body works amazingly well when taken care of and listened too. Really. Instead of hyper tracking every aspect of your life [and making assumptions based on that data] Just exercise, eat well, no caffeine, minimal sugar/food after dark, get 10+min of sun around noon, go to sleep when tired. All of which is almost impossible for 90% of people who are forced into regimented, high stress, excessive work lives.

Why no sugar/food after dark? Any links?

Re: Sense – Wake up when it's right for you

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Post by jonemo » Wed, Jul 23, 2014, 7:13 PM UTC

> It simply attaches to your pillow and invisibly tracks your sleep at night.

My pillow tends to be either outside my bed and/or occupied by my cat when I wake up. Would this device still work under those circumstances?

Re: Sense – Wake up when it's right for you

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Post by wise_young_man » Wed, Jul 23, 2014, 8:01 PM UTC

bnejad wrote: post #82

njharman wrote: post #48

The body works amazingly well when taken care of and listened too. Really. Instead of hyper tracking every aspect of your life [and making assumptions based on that data] Just exercise, eat well, no caffeine, minimal sugar/food after dark, get 10+min of sun around noon, go to sleep when tired. All of which is almost impossible for 90% of people who are forced into regimented, high stress, excessive work lives.

Why no sugar/food after dark? Any links?

Food provides energy and when it isn't burned turns into fat.

Re: Sense – Wake up when it's right for you

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Post by stinos » Wed, Jul 23, 2014, 8:03 PM UTC

Maybe I'm a bit paranoid but, even though afaik no proper research has found evidence of it, maybe putting a device that is constantly using wifi right next to your brain for the entire night might not be the best idea healthwise?

Re: Sense – Wake up when it's right for you

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Post by wise_young_man » Wed, Jul 23, 2014, 8:03 PM UTC

apierre wrote: post #21

philbarr wrote: post #3

What affects my sleep isn't me setting my alarm for the wrong time, it's my 13 week old baby. I'm sure I've seen a few things like this in the past. I wonder if they could adopt it for use as a baby monitor? We do currently have a sleep monitor but that just sets off an alarm if she hasn't moved in 20 seconds (or I pick her up and forget to turn the damn thing off, grrrr). I could see this being a really useful baby…

We were very worried about SIDS when our daughter was born (11 months ago). We had all sort of monitors and sensors you can think of, only to realise with time that it was actually a source of stress for all of us.

A family member was lost to SIDS so I understand your worry. Hopefully the peace of mind far outweighed any stress.

Re: Sense – Wake up when it's right for you

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Post by nikunjk » Wed, Jul 23, 2014, 8:05 PM UTC

lpsz wrote: post #78

arjunnarayan wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd add in that you should avoid computer screens (or use some software like f.lux on the maximum dark setting) after the sun goes down. I'd also recommend watching your alcohol consumption in the evening as that significantly disrupts your sleep cycle.

No kidding -- I routinely code late into the night. Each time, I can't fall asleep if I didn't have f.lux on a fairly "yellow" setting. I (a) wish that something like that was built into iOS and (b) feel bad for people who don't know f.lux exists (or RedShift, for Linux folks.)

f.lux is the only reason I have a jailbroken iPhone. I can no longer stare into other people's phones at night without f.lux

Re: Sense – Wake up when it's right for you

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Post by calbear81 » Wed, Jul 23, 2014, 8:12 PM UTC

mbillie1 wrote: post #65

njharman wrote: post #48

The body works amazingly well when taken care of and listened too. Really. Instead of hyper tracking every aspect of your life [and making assumptions based on that data] Just exercise, eat well, no caffeine, minimal sugar/food after dark, get 10+min of sun around noon, go to sleep when tired. All of which is almost impossible for 90% of people who are forced into regimented, high stress, excessive work lives.

This is, sadly, advice which gets ignored by an overwhelming number of people in our industry. I know so many otherwise smart folks who buy a FitBit and track their caloric intake only to then drive (not go outside and walk) 2 blocks to get lunch at McDonalds or someplace similar. You don't need a product/app to live a healthy lifestyle... most likely if you are trying to solve a health/lifestyle problem by purchasin…

I am reminded of a few simple words of wisdom from Michael Pollan - "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants."

Re: Sense – Wake up when it's right for you

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Post by gingerlime » Wed, Jul 23, 2014, 8:17 PM UTC

philbarr wrote: post #3

What affects my sleep isn't me setting my alarm for the wrong time, it's my 13 week old baby. I'm sure I've seen a few things like this in the past. I wonder if they could adopt it for use as a baby monitor? We do currently have a sleep monitor but that just sets off an alarm if she hasn't moved in 20 seconds (or I pick her up and forget to turn the damn thing off, grrrr). I could see this being a really useful baby…

I know this thing is personal/individual, and different books give difference advice, but we just had our baby boy sleep with us, until he was about 8 months old (quite long, I know, and our bed is pretty small).

You really learn a lot about his patterns, movements, and you just feel him around. No need for monitors, setting things on/off, and no. We didn't suffocate him or squashed him. It was very natural to us (and him).

I can wholeheartedly recommend it to new parents, and I can honestly say I miss him around now that he sleeps in his own bed just next to ours.

Re: Sense – Wake up when it's right for you

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Post by philbarr » Wed, Jul 23, 2014, 8:27 PM UTC

gingerlime wrote: post #89

philbarr wrote: post #3

What affects my sleep isn't me setting my alarm for the wrong time, it's my 13 week old baby. I'm sure I've seen a few things like this in the past. I wonder if they could adopt it for use as a baby monitor? We do currently have a sleep monitor but that just sets off an alarm if she hasn't moved in 20 seconds (or I pick her up and forget to turn the damn thing off, grrrr). I could see this being a really useful baby…

I know this thing is personal/individual, and different books give difference advice, but we just had our baby boy sleep with us, until he was about 8 months old (quite long, I know, and our bed is pretty small). You really learn a lot about his patterns, movements, and you just feel him around. No need for monitors, setting things on/off, and no. We didn't suffocate him or squashed him. It was very natural to us (an…

Yeah I think that would have been a nice thing to do, but there's no way we could after all the scare stories we were told.