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Woo hoo! You made it to Week 2!

Log Your Sleep TODAY!

It can be so easy to use your phone when winding down for bedtime. Tempting as it may be, studies have shown that using devices that emit blue light (i.e. phones, tablets, laptops, and TV's) can interfere with sleep by suppressing the production of melatonin (Shechter et. al, 2018). Learn more about how you can hit SNOOZE on the SCREENS below!

Tips for Using Technology at Night:

  • Decrease your daytime AND nighttime electronics use
  • Establish a relaxing bedtime routine
  • Make the bedroom a screen-free zone
  • Keep the bedroom lights dim
  • Use nighttime mode on electronics
Drift Off Technology Detox KW

Try these out!

Try something new this week while falling asleep! All of these techniques can be done in bed while trying to fall asleep. See which one(s) work best for you!

Podcasts / Relaxing Sounds

Deep Breathing / Meditation

Journal Prompts

Stretches

Did Someone Say Prizes?!

Grand Prize Basket
LOG IN and record your hours of sleep! The goal is to improve your sleep health through trying a new sleep technique each week. Every day you log your sleep you earn 10 points, use the sleep technique of the week, earn 5 more points! Use two or more of the sleep techniques and earn 10 bonus points!

Earn 100 points and claim your mini Work Well Sleep Kit (while supplies last, will be sent out after challenge is complete). Once you earn 200 points, you are entered into a drawing for a chance to win 1 of 2 Grand Prize Sleep Baskets (pictured)

What IS Drift Off?

Time to grab your favorite pillow and Drift Off! The Drift Off challenge encourages you to try four different strategies to improve your sleep health. Each week of the challenge, a new sleep strategy will be introduced and you will track your sleep after logging in. The goal is to educate you on how sleep affects your health and give you some helpful tips so that you can sleep well and stay healthy.

The Drift Off Challenge runs from October 2 - 29

Log Your Hours of Sleep TODAY

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