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Fixing my sleep using public humiliation and giving away a Kindle

Hiyo Indie Hackers 👋

I've just launched Naprevive.com, a gamified challenge to fix my (and maybe yours) messed-up sleeping pattern 😅

The idea is to hold myself accountable towards my goal, get some real skin in the game by having a stake and document the journey. Here's how it works:

  • I have to meet one simple goal for 28 days: waking up before 8 AM

  • I have 3 hearts. If I fail a 3rd time, it's game over, and I have to give away a Kindle (or equivalent money) to one of the subscribers.

  • It pulls my sleep data directly from my smartwatch (Garmin) and automatically posts it publicly, so I can't fake it, and I am put up for public humiliation if I fail my goal.

  • You can subscribe to follow the journey. You can also post on the public board or send me real-time messages encouraging or roasting me.

  • I write a log every day in the journal section detailing my experience and learnings, documenting the entire process and letting followers be truly a part of it.

I've been suffering from sleeping issues for over a decade now (see the story page on Naprevive). After trying out many tips and supplements, I realised what I actually need might be accountability and consequence. Naprevive is an attempt at that. I'm more than a week into the challenge, and I have to say it's making a real difference.

This whole idea only works if people like you are a part of it. So, you'd make my day by checking it out. Also, I'm a tiny profile, and my sleep habit is legendary level messed up. So if you sign up, you'll actually have a high probability of winning a Kindle 😄

Besides the challenge, I'd really love to hear from fellow IndieHacker about the product aspect of Naprevive. Could this be helpful for you in building/breaking any habit? Or, how could I turn this into a user-facing product? Do you think it's got any good potential? I'd be super happy to hear any opinions and feedback! 🙏

on December 13, 2025
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    I've been working on something similar to help me and my friends stick to our habits. The accountability is huge a lot of times we know what to do but we don't do it. Taking action and behavior change is the key.

    Has your sleep quality improved?

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      You're right, accountability is the one that can sometimes make or break it. For me, that's a big one I was missing.

      I can't really say my sleep quality improved much; I'm just not sleeping enough. However, waking up early has led to a few major quality-of-life improvements. And I no longer struggle to sleep as I'm in short supply.

      I'd love to know, what tool are you building, and for tracking what kind of habit? How did you integrate accountability into it? :)

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    Nice, but I really need that Kindle!!

    1. 1

      Thanks, man!
      Maybe it's on the verge of being yours! 😄

  3. 1

    good sleep is golden

    1. 1

      Right? It's one of those cornerstone things that bleeds into every part of your life. Had to learn it the hard way 😅

      Thanks you checking it out, man! 🙏

  4. 1

    So like...if I message you at random hours and keep you up, is that unethical? 😅 #NeedAKindle

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      Nothing unethical, but if you do that and I fail the challenge, you have to give me the Kindle 😬

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      Thank you very much! 😄

  5. 1

    That's a nice idea honestly, nothing makes you stick to a goal then punishment :p

    1. 1

      Exactly! I've tried incorporating positive reinforcement for habit formation, and it works, but sometimes, fear is just a better tool 😅

      Thanks for checking it out! 🙏

  6. 1

    Really liked your concept. It would be nice if I could set any kind of goal to track

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      Thanks a ton for checking it out, Gus!

      That's the final plan with this project. I'm hoping make it so that folks can do their own sleep challenges, and then slowly add other types of goals.

      Out of curiosity, what goal would you use it for if it could track it? :)

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