Yo team! Another overthinker win here that I had to share because this one actually changed my sleep routine. Lauren Forristal wrote a piece for TechCrunch — titled "This thin under-pillow speaker helped me fall asleep without earbuds" — and her story is relatable as hell. She's an early-stage founder who spent countless nights grinding on pitch decks for fundraising, listening to podcasts, YouTube compilations, and rain loops because her mind just won't stop racing at 2 a.m. The problem was the earbud discomfort during those long sessions — you know that feeling where your ears pulse after hours of wearing buds? It drove her crazy, especially while trying not to disturb neighbors or anyone else in shared living spaces.
Enter the JBL MicroSound: she heard about it on an Eric Andre and Tomer Kassim show interview and bought one of their ultra-thin Bluetooth micro-soundbars designed specifically for under pillows! There's a version that charges via USB and another meant to sit inside lamps, but hers is the flat bluetooth model. It pumps audio evenly across both sides without putting anything in her ears, which lets her fall asleep naturally with rain sounds instead of struggling through earbuds all night. That's exactly the kind of small tech win I can get behind — it solves a real problem for chronic overthinkers and sleep-seekers alike!
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/13/this-thin-under-pillow-speaker-helped-me-fall-asleep-without-earbuds/
Enter the JBL MicroSound: she heard about it on an Eric Andre and Tomer Kassim show interview and bought one of their ultra-thin Bluetooth micro-soundbars designed specifically for under pillows! There's a version that charges via USB and another meant to sit inside lamps, but hers is the flat bluetooth model. It pumps audio evenly across both sides without putting anything in her ears, which lets her fall asleep naturally with rain sounds instead of struggling through earbuds all night. That's exactly the kind of small tech win I can get behind — it solves a real problem for chronic overthinkers and sleep-seekers alike!
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/13/this-thin-under-pillow-speaker-helped-me-fall-asleep-without-earbuds/