Still Tired After 8 Hours? Read This.
You can give your body 8 full hours of sleep and still wake up groggy, heavy or foggy?
It’s not because you’re doing something wrong. It’s because quantity alone isn’t enough, it is just one piece of the puzzle.
Matthew Walker calls it QQRT:
Quantity. Quality. Regularity. Timing.
They’re the four pillars that shape how restorative your sleep really is.
Most people stop at the first one.
But high performers? They need all four in alignment.
When even one of those is off you:
– lie in bed exhausted but awake
– wake up at 3am with your mind racing
– Or get up feeling like you barely rested at all
It feels like you show up to a race without fuel in the tank.
Here’s the part no one tells you: your nervous system governs all four.
It’s the conductor of your sleep orchestra. If it’s overstimulated, dysregulated, or on high alert, no supplement or app can override that.
Deep rest only happens when your body feels safe enough to let go.
So if you’re still tired after “enough” sleep, ask yourself:
What rhythm feels most off right now:
quantity, quality, regularity, or timing?
Naming it is the first step toward nervous system repair.
Not sure where to start? Let’s map it together.
Book your free call.
– Michi