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↓ TranscriptPanel 1:
It's dark. Lisa and Mike are in bed. Lisa is sitting up and Mike is laying down.
Lisa: (pointing to thing on her wrist) I'm gonna try this fitness tracker tonight. Not only does it measure my steps during the day - it also tracks how well I sleep!
Panel 2:
Lisa: I just put it in sleep mode, and it tracks how still I am. If I don't move all night, then I should have gotten a good eight hours of sleep!
Mike (eyes closed): Mmkay. G'night.
Panel 3: Lisa thinks to herself: I'm thirsty. I have to pee. But surely I'll fall asleep soon... My nose itches. But don't move!
Panel 4: It's morning!
Mike: (stretching) Rise and shine! How'd you do?
Lisa: (looking at her wrist, eyes bloodshot) Eight hours.
Lisa doesn’t understand how sleep works. I mean, you’re not going to be able to fall sleep by actively, willfully trying to stay still; you need to relax and be comfortable to fall asleep. Similarly, we actually move more than we imagine when we sleep, even barring somnombulism; we shift positions, turn over, roll over, adjust ourselves, etc.
I can relate- some of my worst nights of sleep are when I try to *force* myself to fall asleep, keeping tabs on the time, trying to be still… Like last night! X(
I think it’s that the “fitness tracker” is poorly designed, so it penalizes movement as “not sleep” even though as you say forcing yourself to stay still is far less restful than just relaxing and maybe rolling over a few times during the night.
I agree. Whoever that designer is, they too don’t understand the nature of falling asleep.
Drugs are bad MMMKay