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Want to Stop Doomscrolling? You Might Need a Sleep Coach

Elana Klein

created: Jan. 11, 2026, 11 a.m. | updated: Feb. 13, 2026, 11:29 p.m.

Margaret Thatcher, who was known for sleeping only four hours a night, is often credited with saying “Sleep is for wimps!” But sleep is actually work. But recently, as anxieties about sleep have spiked, grown-ups have found they need help with their habits too. There are camps: trouble falling asleep or trouble waking up at night—or both. Of course, we’re doing sleep hygiene, but that’s anything that you can Google: Get blackout shades, have a sleep sanctuary. People have these stories that they’ve told themselves, like, “If I sleep, then I’m not working hard enough” or “I’m young and I don’t need that much sleep.” What’s the new story that you can tell yourself about sleep?

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