Why 90 minutes?
A sleep cycle runs roughly 90 minutes through light, deep and REM stages. Waking at the seam between cycles is why 6 hours can beat 7.

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Tap or drag anywhere on the ring to set your time.
Drag the handle to set your wake time
Glowing band is your night, the warm lead-in is wind-down, the amber dot is your last safe coffee, faint outer arcs are your sharpest hours.
Select one of these times to fall asleep at, so you wake at the end of a full 90-minute cycle.
Includes a 15-minute buffer for falling asleep. Waking between cycles — rather than mid deep-sleep — is what makes the difference between groggy and clear.
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Set your time on the dial above to unlock this step.
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Finish the quiz to see your sleep debt and share card.
A sleep cycle runs roughly 90 minutes through light, deep and REM stages. Waking at the seam between cycles is why 6 hours can beat 7.
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