Sleep needs the right sound – but which one?

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Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”.

I recently downloaded the “Endel” app that was offered to me on Tiktok. The advertisement promised: “Brain orgasm in five minutes”. I don’t know why this advert worked for me right away, probably because I was wondering what a brain orgasm is.

When I opened the app, however, there was no longer any talk of that, more of relaxation: “We live in a world that overwhelms us. It makes us tired, stressed and sleepless,” the screen told me. And further: “A new world needs new solutions. Backed by the science of sound. Enhance your mind with the help of sound power.” So the app thinks the world is overwrought and wants to cure that with more sounds.

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