JB Staff Writer & Sleep Tech Reviewer
Former Verge consumer electronics journalist, 3+ years quantified sleep tracking data
Jordan is a self-described terrible sleeper who turned his dysfunction into a career — he hasn't slept through the night naturally since college, which makes him the perfect guinea pig for every sleep gadget, tracker, and supplement that claims to fix what pills and meditation couldn't. He wears three sleep trackers simultaneously and has a spreadsheet correlating sleep scores across Oura, Whoop, and Apple Watch that's probably the saddest document on his hard drive. His supplement reviews include actual bloodwork panels before and after 30-day trials, because 'I felt more rested' isn't data. He previously covered consumer electronics for The Verge and brings that same obsessive benchmarking energy to white noise machines and weighted blankets.
4 years of experience in sleep and mattress.
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