It’s clear from speaking with Rothstein that I’ve ended up with a few more bad habits than I thought – and something needed to change.

With this sleep app challenge, perhaps the most significant change I had to make was taking my phone to bed with me. We’re a strictly ‘no phones in the bedroom’ kind of family, but the sleep app needs to be right next to you as you sleep. Inevitably, having my phone in the room was a distraction, and for the first few nights, I scrolled mindlessly on Instagram for a while before turning out the light.

I didn’t notice a whole lot of difference in the first week; I still didn’t want to get up, although the gentle alarm sounds were soothing and less invasive than my clock.

It’s important to note also that your phone needs to be plugged in and charging for the app to work, and you have to remember to press ‘sleep’ when you get into bed – otherwise, the alarm won’t go off (I set a backup alarm for the first couple of nights, just in case). I soon got into the swing of using the app, experimenting with different wake-up sounds until I found one I liked.

“I used a sleep app designed to help me wake up earlier – here’s how it impacted my sleep and energy over 4 weeks”