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Why Feeling Rested Matters More Than Being Rested

Every morning I check my sleep tracker and brace myself for the inevitable judgment.

“Only 49 minutes of deep sleep”? Cool, thanks, tiny robot—I felt wonderful until you said that. Turns out, I may have been onto something.

Your belief about how you slept might boost your mood more than the actual sleep itself.

A study in the journal Emotion found that how we think we slept matters more than how well we actually did—at least when it comes to mood and life satisfaction.

Participants who believed they slept well reported better emotions and a higher sense of well-being the next day, regardless of what their sleep trackers said.

In other words, sleep satisfaction trumped sleep stats.

[Read the full article HERE.]

✨ Try This:
Instead of rushing to your tracker in the morning, try a body-first check-in:

How do I feel right now?
Do I feel rested, clear-headed, or still foggy?

Then, if you want, peek at your tracker for context—not criticism. It’s a tool, not your boss.

And if you think you slept well? Let that good feeling carry you.

💛Inside The Wonderfulness Community, we talk about this kind of thing all the time—how your mindset, muscles, and yes, even your mornings, are connected.

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