Top 5 Tips So You Can Sleep Like a Cyborg 🤖 💤
Back in 2009, if you were walking 10,000 steps a day and logging your Fitbit stats at brunch, you were basically an elite athlete.
Today? Counting steps is like showing up to a Formula 1 race on a tricycle.
The frontier of human optimization has moved. Way beyond the gym. Way beyond the standing desk. Now it’s under your comforter. In your mattress. In your sleep.
And — trust me — the future of sleep is not just more sleep. It’s better, smarter, tech-optimized sleep.
In my conversation with Matteo Franceschetti, co-founder and CEO of Eight Sleep (aka the Tesla of mattresses), it became clear: sleep is no longer a black box you hope to survive — it’s a system you can hack, optimize, and completely transform.
Sleep Is No Longer a Mystery. It's a System You Can Optimize.
The old precedent: Sleep was passive. You do it or you don’t.
The new precedent: Sleep is an active part of performance engineering.
Matteo’s point was simple: If you're still sleeping the way humans did 10,000 years ago — wrapped in some random cotton burrito and praying the room isn’t too hot — you’re basically using a flip phone in an iPhone world.
Eight Sleep’s “Pod” system doesn’t just monitor your sleep like an Oura ring. It actively adapts to your body temperature, heart rate, and sleep phases in real-time, cooling or heating as needed to squeeze out the best REM and deep sleep possible.
Your mattress isn’t just furniture anymore.
It’s software.
From Wearables to "Nearables"
First, we wore our health on our wrists (Fitbit).
Then we slid it onto our fingers (Oura Ring).
Now? Your entire bed becomes your health partner.
The Eight Sleep Pod senses when you need to cool off (to hit deeper sleep) and when you need subtle warming (to gently wake you up without the trauma of a phone alarm shrieking at you). It’s like having a pit crew for your body — but you’re unconscious the whole time.
Funny sidenote: Matteo once joked in another interview that he thinks of bad sleep the way Formula 1 drivers think of a pit stop mistake — "Every second you lose is a second you might never get back in the race."
Why the Next Sleep Revolution Is Inevitable
We’re past the point where “tracking” is enough.
Data for data’s sake is like counting calories and still eating only Cheetos.
The new model is smart intervention:
Auto-adjusting temperature.
AI-driven recommendations.
Biometric-informed recovery protocols.
Matteo believes that eventually, your mattress will detect an oncoming illness before you even feel symptoms — adjusting your sleep schedule to supercharge your immune response automatically.
Imagine your bed texting you:
“Hey, your HRV looks rough tonight. Might wanna cancel that happy hour tomorrow. (Also, I love you.)”
Matteo’s Top 5 Sleep Optimization Tips
While a smart bed is game-changing, Matteo shared a bunch of human sleep upgrades you can start tonight — no fancy tech needed:
1. Stick to a Consistent Sleep Schedule
Same bedtime and wake time every day — even weekends. Your body loves predictability.
2. Lights Out Means Lights Out
Cut the overhead lights at least an hour before bed. Think candle vibes, not Times Square.
3. No Late-Night Tacos (Or Tequila)
Heavy food and booze mess with your deep sleep. Think light dinners and hydrate like an athlete.
4. Build a Ritual
Wind down the same way every night. Read, journal, stretch — but make it boring. (Your brain loves boring.)
5. Chase Deep Sleep, Not Just Sleep
Prioritize the stages where your body repairs and recovers. That's where the magic happens.
Imagine waking up and realizing your whole life is lagging because your mattress is too warm. Savage.
Final Thought:
The biggest flex of the future might not be who has the most steps, the longest fast, or the coldest plunge.
It'll be who recovers best while doing absolutely nothing at all.
🎙️ Listen to the full interview here, and let me know you best sleep tips in the comments below.
