Join the July Challenge in Arcashift Our beloved circadian mascot, Sol, has lost his groove. He’s been staying up too late, skipping morning light, and basically ignoring everything he knows about good circadian hygiene. (Relatable, right?) But here’s the thing: when Sol’s rhythm’s off, we’re all off. And in July—when schedules get extra crazy for […]

Ready for a tour of what actually happens when you skip sleep? Here are some real, actual sleep deprivation studies from the last century, and what people did during them.  When Staying Awake Becomes Performance Art  In 1959, Bliss et al. kept seven medical students awake for 72 hours straight, because medical school apparently wasn’t […]

You fall asleep just fine… but then suddenly you’re wide awake at 3:00 AM, staring at the ceiling. Sound familiar? If this happens often, your internal clock, or circadian rhythms, might be playing a bigger role than you think. Let’s break it down with an analogy. Your Sleep System is Like a Water Cooler Picture […]

Good news: If this is you, it might not be you forever. A study of more than 40,000 people across a wide range of ages found that the number of people saying they don’t feel rested when they wake up goes down as people get older—from almost 30% of teens, to less than 10% of […]