I roll over, reach for my phone on the nightstand, and open my Fitbit app to check my sleep statistics. Already, I know I haven’t met the goal I sought. I slept long, but the sleep wasn’t deep—I knew it wasn’t when I checked the time at 1:46 a.m. and again at 3:13 a.m.
To function well, I need a minimum of 1 hour and 30 minutes of deep sleep. Although I …
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