I Tracked My Sleep for 30 Nights…At What Cost Though?

There’s more to sleep tracking than what smartwatch manufacturers glorify.

Irtiza Hafiz
6 min readFeb 11, 2023

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I tracked my sleep using my Apple Watch SE for 30 consecutive days. The results surprised me.

Being a tech aficionado, I always try to maximize the use of every gadget that I own. The Apple Watch is no different.

One of the most marketed uses of smartwatches is their sleep-tracking features. From Garmin to Pixel Watch to Fitbit, this principle holds. The Apple Watch is no different.

Especially with Apple’s watchOS 9, sleep tracking was brought to the front and center by Apple.

I finally gave in to the hype and tried it out for myself for 30 days. Just to remind you, folks, I did track my sleep intermittently before, but never with such consistency before.

I will walk you through my experience of sleep tracking, talk through some pros and cons, and finally tell you if this is something I am carrying forward in my life.

Health Apps to Supplement The Watch

When I decided to start this experiment, the plan was to fully immerse myself in the experience. So, I used all the fancy apps out there to get as much sleep data as possible.

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Irtiza Hafiz

Engineering manager who writes about software development and productivity https://irtizahafiz.com