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People. Routines. Original sources.

The details behind
the wind-down.

SleepStacks (readsleepstacks.com) publishes public-source profiles of how people wind down, with the accounts and dates behind each routine.

Fifty-three nights, fifty-three perspectives

Issue / 01
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS · AUGUST 2020 / MARCH 2025

Jade Wu

Two dated accounts of evenings shaped by family time, reading and writing.

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PERSONAL ACCOUNTS · JUNE 2009 / AUGUST 2012

Cal Newport

A written plan for unfinished work and changes to the devices around his evening.

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Illustration of Isabel Allende.

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2001 / 2023

Isabel Allende

A bedside notebook and a later account of shared viewing.

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Illustration of Tommy Caldwell.

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2016

Tommy Caldwell

Anticipation before a climb and settling into a portaledge afterward.

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2019

James Clear

A late email check and an unfinished effort to stop working.

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2022/2026

Guy Meadows

Shared family activities followed by a private reading interval.

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2023

Satchin Panda

A walk around dinner, evening places and device reminders.

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2017/2021/2022

Chris Winter

Portable bedtime objects and the temptation to keep working in a hotel room.

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Reported comparisons

Comparison · Work availability

Maria Gullickson and Monica Law on being reachable after work

Two first-person accounts distinguish quiet continued availability from the end of an on-call responsibility.

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Comparison · Deadline evenings

Zach Schonfeld and André Spiteri on evenings changed by deadlines

Two written accounts distinguish extending an active work period from returning after an earlier stop.

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Comparison · Restaurant evenings

Skye Gyngell and Tim Newton on the steps between restaurant work and home

Two chefs’ written accounts describe different stages between leaving kitchen work and settling at home.

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Comparison · Work thoughts

Ruth Jones and Cal Newport on work thoughts after setting the computer aside

Two writers’ accounts distinguish setting a computer aside from what happens when work thoughts return.

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Comparison · Coordinating bedtimes

Or Misgav and Kristina Wright on coordinating different bedtimes

Two dated personal accounts distinguish a weekly timing compromise from joining a partner while remaining awake.

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Comparison · Shared evening activities

Charlotte and Brendan on reading beside a television

Two perspectives on one bedroom arrangement, alongside a separate account of reading beside a television.

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Every profile keeps the original statement date, disclosed items, commercial context and unanswered questions together. We distinguish a product named by a person from a product they never specified.

Licensed illustrations carry linked credits. No inferred diagnoses. No “best stack” score.

Illustration credits

Editorial illustrations, adapted from licensed reference photographs. They do not depict sleep routines or imply endorsement.

Venus Williams: adapted from a photograph by Hameltion, cropped by Risedemise, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing, microphone/background removal. This adapted illustration is offered under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sue Bird: adapted from a photograph by Fuzheado / Andrew Lih, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing, microphone/background removal. Source: CC BY 4.0.

Arianna Huffington: Illustration adapted from a photograph by David Shankbone, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: halftone illustration, reframing and background removal. CC BY 3.0.

Tim Ferriss: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Olivier Ezratty; crop by Centpacrr, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: halftone illustration, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 3.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Katie Ledecky: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Fernando Frazão / Agência Brasil, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: halftone illustration, reframing and background removal. CC BY 2.0. Commons records a Flickr license review; embedded source metadata additionally cites CC BY 3.0 Brazil.

Naomi Osaka: Illustration adapted from a photograph by si.robi; crop by Scolaire, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: halftone illustration, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 2.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Adam Savage: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Cmichel67, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Alex Honnold: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Christopher Michel, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Allyson Felix: Illustration adapted from a photograph by the Office of Rep. David Schweikert, U.S. House of Representatives, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. The source photograph is in the public domain.

Austin Kleon: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Larry D. Moore, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY 4.0.

Bryan Johnson: Illustration adapted from a photograph by M Robertson, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY 4.0.

Candace Parker: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Lorie Shaull, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Coco Gauff: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Rick Munroe, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Daniel Ricciardo: Illustration adapted from a photograph by DaHuzyBru, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Dolly Parton: Illustration adapted from a photograph by David Gahr, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. The source photograph is in the public domain.

Dorie Clark: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Dorie Clark, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 2.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Gretchen Rubin: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Luigi Novi, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY 3.0.

Haruki Murakami: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Galoren.com, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Isabel Allende: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Lesekreis, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Jenson Button: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Morio, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Laura Vanderkam: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Get Bullish, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY 2.0.

LeBron James: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Erik Drost, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY 2.0.

Lewis Hamilton: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Lindsey Vonn: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Barcex, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Megan Rapinoe: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Lorie Shaull, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 2.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Michael Phelps: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Agência Brasil (Fernando Frazão), via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY 2.0.

Mikaela Shiffrin: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Manfred Werner (Tsui), via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Misty Copeland: Illustration adapted from a photograph by PhilipRomanoPhoto, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Nick Cave: Illustration adapted from a photograph by David Shankbone, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY 3.0.

Oliver Burkeman: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Vera de Kok, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Padma Lakshmi: Illustration adapted from a photograph by U.S. Embassy New Delhi, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. The source photograph is in the public domain.

Patti Smith: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Harald Krichel, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Peter Attia: Illustration adapted from a photograph by the Ancestral Health Society (AncestryFoundation; video still), via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY 3.0.

Questlove: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Bryan Berlin, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Roxane Gay: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Desmond Herzfelder, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY 4.0.

Ryan Holiday: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Luiz Berengue, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 2.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Serena Williams: Illustration adapted from a photograph by AndrewHenkelman, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Simone Biles: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Ocoudis, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Stephen Curry: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Noah Salzman, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 3.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Susan Cain: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 3.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone: Illustration adapted from a photograph by jenaragon94, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY 2.0.

Tommy Caldwell: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Rachel Sapp, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY-SA 2.0. This adapted illustration is offered under the same license.

Usain Bolt: Illustration adapted from a photograph by Brunel University London, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: illustrated halftone treatment, reframing and background removal. CC BY 2.0.

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