Chapter 3: Invest in a Sleep App
Sleep apps are scientifically designed to give you a good night's sleep. They are easy to use and contain diverse features to choose from and experiment with, which is what we are recommended to do when biohacking.
They are crafted specifically to calm your brainwaves and create a relaxing experience that helps you drift into restful sleep. Optimally, it will help maintain restful sleep throughout the night.
Sleep apps typically give you a choice of audio recordings of soothing sounds that calm the brain and induce sleep. These include the sound of soft rain, ocean waves, wind rustling through trees and other nature sounds. Some apps offer guided meditation, white noise, and various ambient sounds.
Some apps also offer a wide range of relaxing classical and contemporary music so there's something for all tastes and preferences. It's fun to experiment with these different sounds and find the ones that best hack your sleep. Other features include:
Popular apps on the market include Sleep Cycle, Pillow, Digipill, Recolor and Sleep Time. Most sleep apps are free for both android and iPhones. Those with more sophisticated features range from $3 to $9.99.
Helpful tip: White noise, in general, is a great sleep- inducer and numerous studies back this up. It keeps your brainwaves steady helps maintain sound asleep all night. If you choose not to use a sleep app, you can easily access white noise with a fan. A ceiling fan or a regular fan will work equally well. Simply keep it on all night. The sound will lull you to sleep and the consistent whirring will help sleep deeply throughout the night.
Try out a couple of the free apps ones first. If you enjoy using it and get good results, great! If not, you haven’t needlessly wasted any money.