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Sleep Debt Calculator

Total your weekly sleep shortfall and plan recovery.

Your week
hrs/night
hrs
hrs

Weekly sleep debt

6.5 hours

chronic shortfall territory

Per year at this rate

338 hours

Recovery suggestion

+30–60 min/night for a week

Debt accrues, repayment lags

Missing 1.5 hours nightly on weekdays builds a 7.5-hour weekly debt that weekend lie-ins only partly clear — performance studies show cognitive deficits persisting after 'recovery' weekends. Chronic short sleep also quietly recalibrates your sense of normal.

Repay gradually

Extending sleep 30–60 minutes nightly for a week beats one 12-hour crash, which shifts your body clock and creates Sunday-night insomnia. The durable fix is moving bedtime, not the alarm — mornings are usually spoken for.

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