mySleepButton was removed from Google Play in January and we’ve been trying to get back on. They are saying: Your tax form expired on Jan 1, 2025. Google may need to withhold up to 30% of your payouts or hold payouts completely until you submit a new tax form and it’s approved. You’re currently unable […]
The cognitive shuffle is not just some random technique to facilitate sleep onset. There’s some serious thinking behind it. In fact, it is derived from a theory of sleep onset and insomnolence called “the somnolent information-processing theory”. The theory and technique are outlined in more detail in this upcoming paper that has been accepted
mySleepButton is temporarily off the Google Play store. This is to deal with an administrative formality, namely registering a physical address with Google via our DUNS registration. This apparently is an EU requirement. We are working on it. Meanwhile if you’re an Android user wanting mySleepButton, you can try the do-it-yourself approach to the cognitive
Dr. Luc Beaudoin, was interviewed by Monique Polloni @ Radio-Canada (BC and Yukon). He discussed insomnolence and perturbance, which are two of his scientific (technical) neologisms and concepts at the heart of his R&D on “insomnia” and “emotions”. The interview was conducted in French. You can listen to it here: Comment lutter contre l’insomnie? (Boulevard du
The next release of mySleepButton for iOS, version 1.4.12, will contain support for Siri Shortcuts. You will be able to tell your iPhone or iPad “put me to sleep” and it will launch or resume mySleepButton’s play. You will also be able to pause or stop mySleepButton. Siri Shortcuts are of course configurable If you’d
Last year Quartz published an article by Lila MacLellan on mySleepButton: An app that helps you sleep, built on cognitive science. On the 10th of this month, Quartz published You should be sleeping more than eight hours a night. Here’s why . I highly recommend this article. Quartz publishes useful, high caliber articles. It is
Media and researchers alike often focus on the dark side of sleep: that (and why) we don’t get enough sleep, and that sleep deprivation has significant adverse impacts on biological and mental health, well-being, productivity and error rates. Amongst the many other things sleep researchers study, they also study behaviors and interventions that promote sleep.
Many sleep experts recommend removing smartphones, tablets, computers and smartwatches from the bedroom. This is primarily because many adults and children cannot resist interacting with such devices if they are nearby. And even if these people don’t use the devices, they might unconsciously be vigilant with respect to the device, which can potentially delay sleep.
Given that the entire brain/mind requires sleep, it is not surprising to read about particular benefits of sleep, nor is it surprising to read ‘new’ ill effects of sleep deprivation.
The week before children even return to school is a good time for parents to remind themselves of the importance of sleep and basics of sleep. It’s a good time also to help their children adjust their sleep routines. This blog post provides a bit of information for parents on children’s sleep, along with some
