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Living naturally is great, but could anyone do it in the 21st century, completely?

Since we’re not giving up our smartphones anytime soon, here are six apps that’ll help you be more productive – even with sleep – without the use of more tech.

HEADSPACE
This app is billed a meditation app, which is great, but don’t discount it for helping guide you into a restful, easy sleep. The free version has “sleepcasts,” which are like adult bedtime stories, and they update with new ones regularly. (Android and iOS)

SLEEP CYCLE
This is a great app to track how well you sleep. It also has a smart alarm that will gently wake you at the best time in your sleep cycle. Just bear in mind it monitors you – either through sound (so it may not be great if your partner is a loud snorer, but you probably aren’t sleeping anyway.) or with motion – which means putting it in the bed with you. (Android and iOS)

NOISLI
Speaking of noise, Noisli is a fantastic background noise and color generator ideal for working and relaxing. It includes high-quality sounds to help you focus while working, relieve anxiety, or to just relax while reading or before going to sleep. (Android and iOS)

 

LUMOSITY
Train your brain through challenging games designed to improve your memory, cognitive abilities, and problem-solving skills through a daily mental training program. Created by scientist and designers, it starts with your baseline and allows you to track your improvement. (Android and iOS)

 

HABITBULL
HabitBull is the most popular generic habit tracker for all those healthy behaviors you’re trying to adopt. It turns keeping up with healthy habits into a game, and if you thrive on digital incentives and analytics, this app will be a blast. (Android and iOS)

 

HUMAN
For people without a Fitbit or activity tracker that want to get moving. Human allows you to track all movement from running to just walking around (and set daily goals as well). It will also compile calories burned and motivate you to get moving if you’ve been at rest too long. (Android and iOS)