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What an utterly dispiriting book.
Sleep is important, it heals; it also consolidates learning.
However, not sleeping will kill you, not sleeping 8 hours a night will shorten your life, and sleeping much less will shorten your life a lot. Not enough shut eye; serious mental health issues: depression, the schizophrenias (If they're not caused by being sleep deprived, then they're made worse). Not getting your daily dose, expect serious ailments: cancer, diabetes, heart attacks and the like.
Trying to diet, make sleep a part of it or you'll burn more muscle than fat. Apparently, your forty winks are more important than exercise and a healthy diet. (You won't get the full benefits without a good night's sleep before and after.) Sleep-deprived driving is more dangerous than drunk driving...
Some good stuff about NREM and REM sleep--very important! For example, if you don't have enough REM sleep the night after practicing something or trying to remember something, you won't see any improvement--Even after the second and third night of excellent sleep. (I didn't sleep well last night, so some of this information is bound to be wrong.)
Our society is doing sleep all wrong, especially for teens and shift workers.
So, the take-away, give yourself a non-negotiable eight hour window for sleep. If you suffer from a lack of slumber, get medical help from a sleep specialist.
As I said, dispiriting, but well worth the read.
Sleep is important, it heals; it also consolidates learning.
However, not sleeping will kill you, not sleeping 8 hours a night will shorten your life, and sleeping much less will shorten your life a lot. Not enough shut eye; serious mental health issues: depression, the schizophrenias (If they're not caused by being sleep deprived, then they're made worse). Not getting your daily dose, expect serious ailments: cancer, diabetes, heart attacks and the like.
Trying to diet, make sleep a part of it or you'll burn more muscle than fat. Apparently, your forty winks are more important than exercise and a healthy diet. (You won't get the full benefits without a good night's sleep before and after.) Sleep-deprived driving is more dangerous than drunk driving...
Some good stuff about NREM and REM sleep--very important! For example, if you don't have enough REM sleep the night after practicing something or trying to remember something, you won't see any improvement--Even after the second and third night of excellent sleep. (I didn't sleep well last night, so some of this information is bound to be wrong.)
Our society is doing sleep all wrong, especially for teens and shift workers.
So, the take-away, give yourself a non-negotiable eight hour window for sleep. If you suffer from a lack of slumber, get medical help from a sleep specialist.
As I said, dispiriting, but well worth the read.
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A beautiful book in format, looks, and content! It was very exciting to read and expand my knowledge.
A really interesting, comprehensive book about the value of a good night's sleep. Matthew Walker gives some really compelling arguments about why our current culture (from schools, to workplaces, to home life) has failed us in the realm of sleep, and why that is lowering both our lifespans and our quality of life. Also some really interesting data here on the health benefits of sleep, as well as the detriments that even a few days of minor sleep deprivation can have on the body—which isn't great to hear when you have insomnia, but still useful.
I do think he is a little caught up in the "increased productivity" of workers as a result of sleep improvement, which, seeing as he's a sleep consultant with large F500 companies, I understand but I don't have to like. Wish we could promote things for human health without thinking about corporate profits!!!
I do think he is a little caught up in the "increased productivity" of workers as a result of sleep improvement, which, seeing as he's a sleep consultant with large F500 companies, I understand but I don't have to like. Wish we could promote things for human health without thinking about corporate profits!!!
a pretty boring, slow, and dragging pop science book i had to read for class. nothing to interesting here, especially for someone taking a class on the subject
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