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How Tracking 3000 Orgasms Changed My Life

4 min readNov 11, 2024

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What gets measured gets improved — even in the bedroom.

After two years trapped in a sexless marriage, I hit rock bottom. I felt disconnected from my desires, unsure if intimacy would ever feel exciting again. Post-divorce, I made a bold decision: I would reclaim my sexual identity. But not just that — I’d track every intimate encounter along the way. My journey to 3,000 orgasms in one year not only transformed my sex life but also reshaped how I understood myself and my pleasure. Here’s what happened when I turned my intimate life into a data-driven experiment — and what you can learn from it.

Screenshot from the “Nice” Sex Tracking App, 2020. © Rebecca Ferguson.

Why I Tracked My Orgasms

You may wonder — why on earth would someone log their orgasms? It started with a simple curiosity. I wasn’t just seeking pleasure; I wanted to understand what worked for me. I was used to tracking my fitness and health statistics. When my partner told me about the “Nice” app (not an affiliate link), a sex-tracking tool, I decided to use it for a different kind of workout.

At first, I tracked orgasms as a fun experiment. But soon, I realised it was about more than just the numbers. Tracking gave me insight into patterns I’d never noticed before — like how morning sex almost always led to…

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Rebecca Ferguson
Rebecca Ferguson

Written by Rebecca Ferguson

Author of the bestselling "3000 Orgasms: How I went from a Sexless Marriage to a Multi-orgasmic Wonderland"

Sensual: An Erotic Life
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