Sleep-focused therapy has the strongest support, cutting nighttime awake time by about 25–30 minutes on average. For our Early Morning Waking community, the key detail is what that number measures. It covers time awake across the night, not just before the alarm. The article reviews evidence on people with sleep problems. It is not a report of one new study. Its main takeaway centers on CBT-I Therapy, which helps change sleep-related thoughts and habits. The article cites more than 100 studies that assigned people to different treatment groups. It also cites reviews that combined results from several studies. Together, these support the average drop in awake time. The therapy also improved Sleep Efficiency: the share of time in bed spent asleep. Benefits lasted a year or longer at follow-up. The article says the benefit for waking too early is smaller than for falling asleep. Still, it remains the best-supported treatment described. National guidelines in the United States and United Kingdom recommend it first. Less time awake is not the same as a later wake-up. That distinction matters when comparing your own numbers with this average. A sleep log could capture your final wake-up, planned alarm, and total minutes awake. Tracking Sleep Duration adds another useful piece of the picture. Sharing those details on BioSocial can make comparisons more meaningful. One member may notice fewer awake minutes without a later final wake-up. Another may report a different pattern. The average is a reference point, not a promised result. What changes have you noticed in your awake time or final wake-up after trying sleep-focused therapy?