1. How to Enhance
Your Sleeping
Experience as a
College Student

2. The Problem
Do you ever accidentally
fall asleep while studying
in bed?

3. The Problem
Do you set five alarms in
the morning but find
yourself hitting the
snooze button for every
one?

4. But why
do we do
this?

5. The Motivation
Wave Theory
 Your motivation is at an all time
low in the mornings
 Your ability to get out of bed is
often low, especially if I stayed
up late doing work

6. I can
completely
relate

7. My Experience
 Stayed up late studying for my final exam but I
needed extra time in the morning to review
 Set my alarm for an hour and a half before my
morning exam
 Naturally, I woke up at 8:15…for an 8:30 AM final.
 Rushed to my final, did poorly, and still felt tired
and horrible even with that extra 1.5 hours of sleep

8. But there
is an easy
solution

9. it’s as simple as this.
 Loft your bed
 Move your alarm

10. The Tricks
 Loft your bed at the right height
• Not too high so that you will want to simply pass
out on an alternate area (floor, futon, etc.)
• but, high enough that you need to exert extra
effort to climb in (i.e. not just jump in)
 Move your alarm so it is not within arms reach from
your bed

11. Why do I
know this
works?

12. The reasoning
• Even if you want to snooze, you will need to get
out of bed to reach your alarm
• By the time you get off your bed, it would be hard
to have to get back on the bed
• The act of climbing into bed requires extra effort,
making the act of sleeping a deliberate process

13. The Side Effects
(don’t worry…they’re good)
• Many students use their laptops before sleeping,
leading to unnecessary procrastination with FB,
twitter, etc.
• With a lofted bed, students will need to climb out of
bed to put their electronics on a safe surface
• many will just avoid this hassle by NOT bringing
electronics into bed

14. The
final
results?

15. Waking up
when you NEED
to wake up and
going to bed
when you WANT to
go to bed.

16. Thanks for viewing!
Contact me:
Sharleen.tu@stanford.edu
Sharleen Tu
Stanford University
Student in BJ Fogg’s Behavior Design Class