Our world is increasingly becoming digital. We spend most of our time staring at screens, knowing full well that this affects sleep[1]. Stress and insomnia are some of the problems that most of us face these days, and as it turns out, technology might also have the answer to these problems.
Recently, when a member of the Gadgets 360 team was having trouble hearing, the first step was to download the Hearing Test App[2] and find out how bad things were - though it was followed by a visit to the doctor, a step we would urge you to never skip. In the past, we've looked at a number of different apps to help us sleep[3], and some of those can be really useful, but the problem is that you have to actively take these steps, and if your head isn't in the right space, you're not going to actually do anything.
Enter Headspace - it's one of the many mediation apps available on Android and iOS, but it's easily one of the biggest success stories in the market, with a valuation of over $250 million[4], or roughly Rs. 1,591.5 crores, and a claimed base of over 15 million users[5].
What's Headspace?
This app teaches you everything you need to know about meditation, and it's very beginner friendly. The very first time you use the app, you're treated to a small cartoon video explaining how to meditate. The narrator has a very British accent and a little research showed that we were listening to Andy Puddicombe, one of the founders of Headspace, and a Buddhist who studied meditation for over a decade.