Portland Sleep Project — Restless or Rested. A cinematic skyline with two figures surrounded by holographic sleep data and EEG waves.

PORTLAND·UNPLUGGED

EST. 2026

01 / A QUESTION FOR PORTLAND

When Did You Last
Wake Up Truly Rested?

Portland. We need to talk about sleep.

02 / YOUR BRAIN, TONIGHT

Five Waves. One Restless City.

Tap a frequency. Feel what your brain is supposed to be doing while Portland scrolls at 2 a.m.

02 / BRAINWAVES

What's Happening In Your Brain
Right Now?

Five frequencies. Five states of consciousness. Click any wave to see what it offers — and what's keeping you from it.

03 / 8 HOURS, MAPPED

The Architecture of a Night.

See what alcohol, stress and a glowing screen actually do to the cathedral your brain builds in the dark.

03 / ARCHITECTURE

A Night In Your Brain

Four to five cycles. Ninety minutes each. Deep sleep early, dreams later. This is the choreography you're missing.

10:00 PM12:00 AM2:00 AM4:00 AM6:00 AM
AwakeREMN1N2N3REM Cycle 1 — dreams grow longerREM Cycle 2 — dreams grow longerREM Cycle 3 — dreams grow longerREM Cycle 4 — dreams grow longerREM Cycle 5 — dreams grow longerSleep latency: 10–20 min
N1
Sleep Onset · 5–10 min

Your body starts to let go.

N2
Light Sleep · ~20 min

Heart rate slows. Temperature drops.

N3
Deep Sleep · 20–40 min

Restoration happens here.

REM
Grows each cycle

Dreams. Memory. Emotion processing.

The average American gets 6.8 hours — 1.2 hours short of optimal.
REM sleep drops 20% with just one alcoholic drink.
Portland ranks among the most sleep-deprived cities in the US.

04 / PORTLAND BY THE NUMBERS

This Isn't Just You.

Counters that climb as you scroll. Numbers pulled from the streets between Burnside and Hawthorne.

04 / THE COST

What Bad Sleep Is Costing Portland

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Cognitive performance drops after one poor night.

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Lost annually in US productivity to sleep deprivation.

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Mood disorders increase in chronic poor sleepers.

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Creativity drops without adequate REM sleep.

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Cardiovascular risk doubles under 6 hours per night.

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Cloudy days in Oregon per year — disrupting circadian rhythms.

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Of Portland residents report poor sleep quality.

05 / VOICES FROM THE STREET

What Portland Dreams About.

Anonymous dream fragments. Typed into the dark, played back like a tape loop.

05 / DREAMS

Dreams Are Not Random.
They Are Data.

VIVID DREAMS

Emotionally intense. Highly detailed. A sign of deep REM activity. Often increase during stress, hormonal shifts, or creative periods.Your brain is processing. Do not ignore them.

LUCID DREAMS

You know you are dreaming. You can guide it. Practiced by athletes, artists, and meditators worldwide. Linked to higher metacognitive awareness and neuroplasticity.Only 20% of people experience them regularly.

DREAM JOURNAL · ANONYMOUS

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06 / SCORE YOUR SLEEP

Ten Questions. One Honest Mirror.

Two minutes. A personal sleep score. No login, no inbox, no algorithm. Just you and the data.

06 / SURVEY

Portland Sleep Report

Take 90 seconds. Stay anonymous.

Q1 / 119%

How did you sleep last night?

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TerriblePerfect
Founder portrait

Portland has been asking the right questions.

Someone has been building the answer.

A new invention is coming to Portland.

And your life is about to change.

Be the first to know when it arrives.

No spam. No name. Just a moment that will change how you sleep — forever.