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Sleep Wind Down Coach

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Build a realistic evening wind-down plan with a ramp-down timeline, environment checklist, last stimulating action boundary, fallback version, and next-morni...

What it does

Build a realistic evening wind-down plan with a ramp-down timeline, environment checklist, last stimulating action boundary, fallback version, and next-morning feedback prompts. Use when the user stays mentally on until bed and needs a gentler transition from stimulation to sleep.

The skill document

Sleep Wind-Down Coach

Overview

Use this skill to create a clear transition from stimulation to rest. It helps the user define a bedtime target, build a 30, 60, or 90 minute wind-down ladder, reduce late-night stimulation, and keep a fallback version for imperfect nights.

This skill is descriptive wellness guidance only. It is not treatment for insomnia or a clinical sleep disorder.

Trigger

Use this skill when the user wants to:

  • stop working or scrolling right up to bedtime
  • build a wind-down routine that starts before bed
  • reduce mental activation late at night
  • create a fallback routine for already-late evenings
  • review how evening choices affect next-morning mood

Example prompts

  • "Help me build a 60 minute wind-down routine"
  • "I stay mentally on until bed and sleep feels hard"
  • "Make me a fallback bedtime routine for late nights"
  • "I want to stop checking work email before sleep"

Workflow

  1. Identify the desired bedtime, current pattern, and drift points.
  2. Choose a 30, 60, or 90 minute ramp-down ladder.
  3. Sequence calming actions and one clear boundary for stimulating inputs.
  4. Add environment adjustments for light, screens, temperature, and noise.
  5. Create a fallback version for late nights.
  6. Review the next morning how the plan affected sleep onset and mood.

Inputs

The user can provide any mix of:

  • desired bedtime
  • actual bedtime or drift pattern
  • late-night work or screen habits
  • evening stimulation triggers
  • hygiene, stretching, reading, or breathing preferences
  • home constraints like children, noise, or irregular schedules
  • how they usually feel on waking

Outputs

Return a markdown wind-down plan with:

  • sleep target and current pattern
  • ramp-down timeline
  • environment checklist
  • fallback version
  • morning feedback questions

Safety

  • Start before bedtime, not at bedtime.
  • Include at least one behavioral and one environmental adjustment.
  • Keep the routine realistic enough that it does not become a perfection ritual.
  • Do not present the skill as diagnosis, medication advice, or treatment.

Acceptance Criteria

  • Return markdown text.
  • Include a bedtime target, timeline, and boundary for stimulation.
  • Include a fallback version for imperfect nights.
  • Include next-morning feedback prompts.

Usage Scenarios

#User InputExpected Output
1"I am a night owl who needs to wake up at 6:30 AM. Design a wind-down routine starting from my current 2 AM bedtime."Progressive plan: Week 1 → screens off at 1 AM, Week 2 → 12:30 AM with 10-min journaling, Week 3 → midnight with chamomile tea ritual, Week 4 → 11:30 PM with 15-min reading. Each step shifts bedtime back 15-30 min. Includes stimulus-control rules (bed = sleep only).
2"I followed the routine for 2 weeks but I am still lying awake for 45 minutes. Diagnose."Sleep latency diagnosis: checking for caffeine after 2 PM, exercise within 3 hours of bed, room temperature (should be 65-68°F), and mental-rumination patterns. Suggests adding a "brain dump" exercise and progressive muscle relaxation audio.
3"I travel to Tokyo next week (13-hour time difference). Adapt my wind-down routine for the trip and first 3 days there."Travel-adapted plan: pre-flight light-exposure schedule shift, in-flight wind-down kit (eye mask, no alcohol, hydration), Day 1-3 Tokyo routine anchored to local 10 PM with morning-light exposure at 7 AM JST.

Scenario 2: 睡前刷手机越刷越精神

User input: "我每天11点上床但刷手机刷到1-2点才睡,第二天7点又要起。有没有睡前能帮大脑关机的程序?" Expected output: 中国打工人睡前断电程序——第一步:睡前30分钟设手机关机闹钟(用iOS的"睡眠"模式或Android的"勿扰"模式,到点自动变灰屏);第二步:执行"无蓝光15分钟"(打开暖色台灯+不看任何屏幕+做一件事:1.热水泡脚促进血液循环降低核心体温便于入睡 2.听一个10分钟的播客/有声书用网易云音乐/喜马拉雅搜ASMR睡眠 3.看纸质书不是电子书看任意一页);第三步:建立"床=睡觉"的条件反射(不在床上玩手机/吃零食/办公,只睡觉和亲密关系);第四步:如果躺了20分钟没睡着就起床去客厅坐会(打破"努力睡觉但睡不着"的焦虑循环)。关键工具:Sleep Cycle闹钟+褪黑素(偶尔用不要依赖)。

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