Find a pattern worth investigating.
Fifteen everyday questions about sleep timing, regularity, continuity, recovery, alertness, caffeine and your environment. You get the strongest signal, a reason it surfaced, one realistic experiment and a clear safety boundary.
This is a compass, not a verdict.
The Mismatch Quiz is an educational pattern finder. It is not a validated screening test and does not calculate a clinical score. Your answers stay in this page while it is open; email is optional and separate.
Important: This quiz cannot diagnose insomnia, sleep apnea, anxiety, depression, a circadian rhythm disorder or any other medical condition. If you are dangerously sleepy, do not drive. Persistent, severe or safety-affecting symptoms deserve a clinician.
Safety first
Why this surfaced
What this pattern may mean
A kinder reframe
One experiment for the next three days
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Know the boundary
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The result is an educational hypothesis, not a diagnosis. If it does not fit, trust that mismatch and use the boundary guidance rather than forcing yourself into a label.