While I've been writing about sleep for the last three years or so, I've never really felt the need to pay that much attention to my own sleep requirements beyond trying to ensure that I have the best mattress for my needs. Because I generally work as a freelancer and don't have to worry about getting up early to head to an office, I go to bed more or less when I want and get up when I'm good and ready. Feel free to hate me.
So when T3 asked me in December if I'd fancy trying out Sleep Cycle, an app that promises to track and analyse your sleep and help to wake you up feeling properly rested, I wasn't sure if it would be for me. But then I gave it a little more thought and realised that I was staring down the barrel of a month of serious sleep disruption: Christmas and New Year, followed in mid-January by a week performing in a production of 'Cinderella' as one of the Ugly Sisters. Maybe, I figured, a little sleep assistance could be what I needed. Here's what I discovered.
