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Episode 222
Why We Sleep [Matt Walker]
Just a reminder of the research on Sleep.
The Swyx Mixtape · Swyx
November 16, 202117m 13s
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Show Notes
Watch his TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MuIMqhT8DM
Bill Gates on the book: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Why-We-Sleep
Criticisms of the book: https://guzey.com/books/why-we-sleep/
- Lack of Sleep ages you 10 years by testosterone
- "Sleep Spindles" from Deep Sleep act like file transfer from short term memory to long term
- Sleep gets worse as you age
- Sleeping pills are blunt instruments - electrical stimulation helps better
- Daylight savings time causes 20% increase/decrease in heart attacks as we jump forward/backward due to lost sleep
- 70% loss in immunity with 4 hrs of sleep
- Nighttime shift work is carcinogen
- 711 genes distorted on 6 hrs of sleep
- Tips for better sleep:
- no alcohol/caffeine
- avoid naps during the day
- regularity - bed and wake at same time regularly
- keep it cool: 18 deg celsius
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