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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
by Matthew Walker
+++ 2025 Review +++
I picked this up during a time I did not sleep well, and it inspired me to focus on my sleep hygiene more. Then put this down for a while because sleep was okay (I was back home lol), and then picked it back up again when I was sleeping badly again (the US is stealing my sleep, I swear haha). I am glad I re-read this book because I now have a better background in Neuroscience and could understand some claims and explanations much better. I think I was also able to identify some places that might be over optimistic, but I still really like this book as the basis for anyone who sleeps on a daily basis (and especially for everyone who does not!). I found myself discussing this book with a few people and always got so many questions about why we sleep, how much one should sleep, and how to sleep better. It is a topic we are all affected by, yet we don't really know a lot about it. How come we aren't even taught anything about it in school, although sleep is literally one of the biggest contributors (if not the biggest!) to your overall physical and mental health! Go sleep more, my friends :)
+++ 2022 Review +++
Comments on this book say that some study results are reported with over confidence. So take extraordinary findings with a grain of salt.
But still the general message of this book is incredibly powerful and I am so glad I read a book on sleep. Of course, we all know that sleep is important. But this book explains why and what influences sleep even without us knowing. I think it is a very important read.
Please sleep more, people!
I picked this up during a time I did not sleep well, and it inspired me to focus on my sleep hygiene more. Then put this down for a while because sleep was okay (I was back home lol), and then picked it back up again when I was sleeping badly again (the US is stealing my sleep, I swear haha). I am glad I re-read this book because I now have a better background in Neuroscience and could understand some claims and explanations much better. I think I was also able to identify some places that might be over optimistic, but I still really like this book as the basis for anyone who sleeps on a daily basis (and especially for everyone who does not!). I found myself discussing this book with a few people and always got so many questions about why we sleep, how much one should sleep, and how to sleep better. It is a topic we are all affected by, yet we don't really know a lot about it. How come we aren't even taught anything about it in school, although sleep is literally one of the biggest contributors (if not the biggest!) to your overall physical and mental health! Go sleep more, my friends :)
+++ 2022 Review +++
Comments on this book say that some study results are reported with over confidence. So take extraordinary findings with a grain of salt.
But still the general message of this book is incredibly powerful and I am so glad I read a book on sleep. Of course, we all know that sleep is important. But this book explains why and what influences sleep even without us knowing. I think it is a very important read.
Please sleep more, people!