Sleep Resolution
Share a New Year's resolution guide that prioritizes rest.
Prizes
- First Place:
- $2,500
- Second Place:
- $1,000
- Third Place:
- $500
In addition to the first place prize, the first place winner will also be awarded a Lull Mattress of their choosing.
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Dec 15, 2021
Submissions closed
Jan 19, 2022 4:59 AM CUT
Results
Feb 01, 2022
Prizes
- First Place:
- $2,500
- Second Place:
- $1,000
- Third Place:
- $500
In addition to the first place prize, the first place winner will also be awarded a Lull Mattress of their choosing.
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Dec 15, 2021
Submissions closed
Jan 19, 2022 4:59 AM CUT
Results
Feb 01, 2022
About this challenge
Year after year, we make resolutions that so often amount to doing things for others. We vow to start working harder or longer hours, or do things that will impress or prove our worth to our peers, like losing weight, or earning more money. But this year, after nearly two years that have been hard on us all, we’re doing things differently. Welcome to the resolution revolution, in which we’re all pledging to be kinder to ourselves by prioritizing rest.
Together with our partners at Lull, we’re asking you to try something new this year: Make a New Year’s resolution that’s gentle on yourself. Whether you resolve to practice better sleep hygiene, meditate more often, ditch the late night for early mornings motto, or make time for journaling, tell us what promises you plan on making (and keeping!) to yourself to help your mind or your body relaxed and happy. No more pressure to achieve goals that feel so unattainable we drop them halfway through January - instead, let’s start 2022 relaxed and refreshed, together.
Judges
Amanda Liu is the social media buyer here at Lull who manages the paid media campaigns on social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest). Amanda values the importance of getting great quality sleep and loves to spread the word about how convenient and comfortable upgrading to Lull is! When Amanda's not judging Vocal challenges, you can find her buying too many indoor plants or at the beach watching the sunset.
Sydney Wilhelm is Lull's marketing coordinator and has been training with Amanda to start taking on media buyer responsibilities in early 2022. Sydney loves walking and tries to stay active in her free time but loves to spend all day in bed whenever she has the chance. She is extremely grateful that she has a job that she genuinely enjoys and works at a company that shares the same core values as her.
How to enter
For your story to be eligible, it should be between 600 and 5,000 words and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Stories published on Vocal and entered into the contest up until January 18, 2021, at 11:59 PM EST will be entered for consideration. Official Rules for the Challenge can be found here.
The Sleep Resolution Challenge is exclusive to Vocal+ members. To learn more and upgrade to Vocal+ visit https://vocal.media/vocal-plus.
To be eligible to win the grand prize, second place, or third place prizes, you must be over the age of 13 and residing in a country where Stripe is available at the time of entry. A complete list of countries where Stripe is available can be found here—winners will need to have a Stripe account created and connected in order to receive the prizes. For this reason, entrants located outside of any of these countries will not be eligible to win.
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