Sleep Is a Skill with Mollie McGlocklin

Episode Guest

Mollie McGlocklin

Mollie McGlocklin is the creator of Sleep Is A Skill, a company that optimizes how people sleep through a unique blend of technology, accountability, and behavioral change. Her obsession with sleep came after “scratching her own itch” when her lifelong poor sleep habits progressed to a challenging bout of insomnia. With a background in psychology & human behavior, she went deep down the rabbit hole to solve her sleep disturbances. She became fascinated with chronobiology, and by extension, its practical applications to restore a state of homeostasis to sleep. For the past three years, she’s traveled the world testing sleep quality in different environments across the globe. Knowing the difference between a life with sleep and without; she’s dedicated to sharing the forgotten skill set of sleep.

Website(s): Sleep Is A Skill

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Episode Resources and Links

• Why Mollie is Obsessed With Sleep
• Sleep Is a Skill Blog
• Sleep Reset Course

In This Episode

• 1:00 Intro: Where is Mollie now?
• 3:45 How did Mollie get here
• 11:00 Being honest with your own sleep status
• 16:00 “I’m just a night-owl!” – the truth behind chronobiology
• 24:00 Treating sleep as a “skill”
• 28:30 The desert island approach
• 31:45 Striking a balance with sleep tech
• 38:00 The importance of HRV and other quantified feedback
• 41:00 Get outside in the morning, stop wearing sunglasses, other habits
• 53:30 Our priorities as a society (wellness habits vs. sleeping more)
• 1:05:50 “I’ll sleep when I’m dead”
• 1:10:50 Jumpstart better sleep with certain gadgets
• 1:22:15 Where we can find Mollie