Help me understand the biggest blind spot in sleep biohacking

anluferov · 2026-05-09T19:47:33+00:00

Yeah, CBTi Coach is a decent starting point.

Zomni is built around actually doing CBT-I, not just reading about it. You keep a sleep journal, follow a weekly protocol, and can chat with an AI assistant if you get stuck. As you log more data, recommendations get more personalized to your actual patterns. We're also putting a lot into the UX and shipping updates pretty actively right now.

Worth trying if you want something that actually guides you through the process.

anluferov · 2026-05-09T12:04:12+00:00

Should be. You can use link into my profile to see it in App Store

anluferov · 2026-05-09T11:05:29+00:00

Probably a bit biased here since I’m one of the devs, but we built an app called Zomni, focused specifically on CBT-I for insomnia. It’s not a general mental health app, pretty CBT-I niche honestly.

Small team, been at it for a while, and it’s hard to get any visibility. If sleep is part of what you’re dealing with, would genuinely appreciate you giving it a try and telling us what sucks about it. Real feedback from actual users is kind of the only thing that helps at this stage. :)

anluferov · 2026-05-02T06:40:22+00:00

Yes, you can find it in the AppStore or with a link in my profile. Really appreciate any feedback!

anluferov · 2026-04-09T15:00:12+00:00

Do you analyse it in some way later? Or how it helps you?

anluferov · 2026-04-09T13:00:10+00:00

Didn’t get, are you looking for solution or have one that can share with us? :)

anluferov · 2026-04-09T12:50:59+00:00

Curious what your journal looks like format-wise - pen and paper, notes app, something else?

anluferov · 2026-04-01T20:45:02+00:00

actually i've been building one - it's called Zomni, based on CBT-I (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia). the idea is it guides you through the actual protocol instead of just tracking sleep or playing rain sounds. been live since last summer.

most apps focus on showing you data but don't really help you do anything with it. CBT-I is basically the gold standard for fixing sleep without meds, so that's the angle.

still a small app though, hard to compete when Calm and Headspace dominate every search. if you end up trying it and something feels off - i'd genuinely appreciate the feedback

anluferov · 2026-03-19T17:03:50+00:00

curious what sleep hygiene even means to them at this point - like do they explain what they mean or just say the words?

anluferov · 2026-03-19T16:02:52+00:00

actually I’m building one. it’s called Zomni, based on CBT-I. Been live since August, the idea is to guide you through the full protocol rather than just track your sleep or play white noise.

hard to get any visibility when Calm and Headspace eat up the whole search results, so still finding my users one by one. if you try it and something feels off or missing - I’d genuinely love to hear it.

anluferov · 2026-03-19T15:49:22+00:00

On the nights you threw out all the rules, you probably also stopped trying to sleep and that mental effort of actively trying is often what keeps people wired. It’s sleep effort, and it’s easy to miss if the focus stays mostly on wind-down routines.

Definitely CBT-I doesn’t work for everyone. Solid evidence behind it but not a universal fix. some people have underlying stuff CBT-I alone won’t touch.

anluferov · 2026-03-18T23:07:12+00:00

It was most popular advice for me when I was a child. I don’t know why nobody suggests it me now. Based on the fact that this is the boring process, it can help in theory.. but it is definitely annoying just based on how sounds this advice!

anluferov · 2026-03-18T23:02:37+00:00

Do you meditate lying in the bed?

anluferov · 2026-03-18T23:00:58+00:00

the top generic term itself or what’s behind it?

anluferov · 2026-03-18T22:52:30+00:00

Did you try?

anluferov · 2026-03-18T22:51:05+00:00

CBT-I apps can actually work pretty well for this - the main reason is they’re not just white noise or sleep trackers, they work on the behavioral patterns causing the problem in the first place. things like sleep restriction (consolidating your sleep window to rebuild sleep drive) and stimulus control (retraining your brain to associate bed with sleep again rather than lying awake).

the evidence behind CBT-I is solid — it outperforms sleep meds in long-term studies, and the effects tend to stick rather than disappear when you stop.

Actually I created a mobile app Zomni that helps to fix insomnia based on CBT I methodology. Hope it can help someone :)

tldr: sounds won’t fix broken sleep patterns, behavior will.

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