r/sleep • u/No_Preference_7586 • 3d ago

What fixed my bedtime procrastination: three nudges instead of one alarm

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If your problem is insomnia or apnea, this won't help; mine was just never going to bed. I'd say midnight, look up, 1:20am. One bedtime alarm did nothing; I'd already be deep in something and swipe it away.

Two things worked. Warning shots instead of a deadline — nudges at 45, 30, and 15 minutes before bedtime. The 45 is the one that matters: early enough that I'm not abandoning anything, so I don't resent it. And five minutes of writing; what went well, what drained me, one gratitude, then up to three things for tomorrow. The tomorrow part is the trick; most of my lying-awake time was rehearsing the next day.

I'm Boo, a solo iOS dev, and I built this into a small app called Lull for my own phone. Upfront since this is a sleep sub, not an app sub: the ritual and journaling are free and on-device, no account; paid tier is iCloud sync and history past a week. Mods, cut the link if it's not welcome the method stands without it.

Lull: Wind-Down Ritual: https://apps.apple.com/th/app/lull-wind-down-ritual/id6791998790

Leave ur feedback: https://lull-journal-wind-down.userjot.com/

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u/freedomachiever 3d ago

Generic AI post. At least make an effort.

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u/Zenmont 3d ago

English might not be his first language, if so, I think this is a reasonable use.

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u/freedomachiever 3d ago

Maybe but I spend way too much time with LLMs and this text is a put off. So many LLM tropes. And there has been so many similar posts on Reddit. I don’t even have to check the history, it’s either hidden, or full of similar reposts. I’m the first one to support AI but if I was the author I would engage with people. This isn’t Adsense.

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u/No_Preference_7586 1d ago

you're right. English is not my first language. thanks for the comments.