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LAB / EXPERIMENT 01

RestEasy

What if better sleep required less technology in the bedroom — not more?

I explored whether the home itself could manage the nighttime routine — so the phone didn't have to stay beside the bed.

SLEEP · RECOVERY · BEHAVIOR · AMBIENT COMPUTING

THE QUESTION

Can we disconnect without becoming unreachable?

The experiment started with a tension: people wanted distance from their phones at night, but still wanted confidence that someone important could reach them in an emergency.

I started by mapping everything the phone had quietly taken over.

Hand-drawn mind map on spiral notebook paper. At the center: How to get quality sleep without phone. Branches include say no, tech detox, no social scroll; paper journal and reflection; leave outside of room, dark, less blue light, reset circadian rhythm, worry 50%; turn off, how to get help, worry 100%; airplane mode, wifi comms, apply emergency settings, monitor, cameras, house alarm; TV, blue light, awake, tired; alarm clock, sense of time, baby, connection to phone, only emergency; sound machine, smart connectivity, relax, senses.
EARLY EXPLORATION · SLEEP · ENVIRONMENT · REACHABILITY · TECHNOLOGY

The phone wasn't the only problem. It was doing too many jobs.

Hand-drawn bedside screen: system armed, who can reach you (four trusted contacts), wake time 6:35 AM, a to-do note, temperature 68°, and white noise.Hand-drawn screen asking the user to place their phone on the charger, with a circular charging pad and the note "turning off… Thank you!"
ORIGINAL SKETCHES · BEDSIDE SCREEN · PHONE TO CHARGER

WHAT I FOUND

Rest is personal.

  1. 01

    PERSONALIZE THE ENVIRONMENT

    The ideal sleep environment isn't universal. Sound, light, temperature and routines can respond to what actually helps someone settle and recover.

  2. 02

    KEEP WHAT MATTERS REACHABLE

    Disconnecting only works when it still feels safe. Trusted people and genuine emergencies need a way through without requiring the phone beside the bed.

  3. 03

    AUTOMATE THE ROUTINE

    People were willing to set preferences once if the system could remove repeated nighttime tasks later.

Hand-drawn screen: "Good evening, user" above a clock, noting the nighttime turn-down starts in 15 minutes, with a snooze button.Hand-drawn "Ready for bed?" sequence: 1 clear mind, 2 lights out, 3 phone off, then an arc from sun to moon labelled goodnight.Hand-drawn house with a signalling antenna: "All whole home activators on", with a prompt to send a goodnight message to family, yes or no.
THE BEDTIME SEQUENCE · TURN-DOWN → READY FOR BED → WHOLE HOME ON

WHERE IT LED

Could the system learn what actually helps you recover?

The project started with sleep automation, but it opened a larger question: could personal health signals, preferences and the environment work together to help someone recover — not simply report what happened afterward?

  1. SLEEP
  2. RECOVERY
  3. BEHAVIOR
  4. LONGEVITY

WHAT I LEARNED

Sometimes the healthiest interaction is no interaction at all.

The opportunity wasn't another sleep dashboard. It was using what the system knew to quietly make rest easier.

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SLEEP · RECOVERY · WEARABLES · PERSONALIZED HEALTH · AMBIENT COMPUTING · LONGEVITY

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