Chasing a perfect sleep score? You could be making it worse
The things you're doing to make your sleep better could actually be making your sleep worse.
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"There's nothing recognised in sleep science that is a 'sleep score'."
— Dr Alanna Hare , Academic
"I started to rely on the watch as my Bible for whether I slept well or not."
— Jess Hill , Influencer
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The things you're doing to make your sleep better could actually be making your sleep worse.
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