Why you can’t force yourself to sleep
and what to do instead
Sleep Week begins next Sunday, May 10, exclusively in the 10% with Dan Harris app. Start your free 14-day trial here to get access to all 10 new sleep meditations and our live events.
Ever since we launched the 10% with Dan Harris app, one of the most consistent pieces of feedback we’ve heard is that you want more tools to navigate the night. We’ve been listening.
Everyone knows sleep is crucial for health, feeling good, and being your best self at home and at work. And unlike other health drivers like diet and exercise which require a certain amount of self-discipline to execute, most people actually want to sleep. It’s one of the few truly healthy things we’re genuinely motivated to do for ourselves.
And yet, for so many of us, sleep remains elusive.
The problem is that sleep is a bottom-up process, not a top-down one. You can’t white-knuckle your way into unconsciousness. It’s a classic Catch-22: the harder you try to sleep, the more the “efforting” mind kicks into gear, making sleep even more impossible…
Next week, May 10 through May 15, is Sleep Week
Sleep Week is our answer: six days of sleep-focused content, 10 new sleep meditations added to the library, a special live session, podcast episodes featuring some of the world’s leading sleep experts, and a community coming together around something we all could use a little more of.
It kicks off Sunday, May 10, which happens to be Mother’s Day. Because if there’s one gift every mom (and, frankly, every human) could use right now, it’s a good night’s sleep.
How to Join Sleep Week
If you’re already a subscriber to the app, you’re all set. Everything will drop automatically into your feed starting May 10.
If you’re not yet a subscriber, now is the time to sign up. We’re offering a 14-day free trial so you can experience the entirety of Sleep Week, access the 10 new sleep meditations, and join the live Q&A.
And if you want to hook Mom up with better sleep for Mother’s Day, we are now offering gift subscriptions. Email support@danharris.com to make a purchase.
I hope you’ll join us.
Xx,
Dan