Book Review – Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

May 19, 2018

"Lying awake at three o’clock in the morning, I began silently cursing the pillow, the blankets, the streetlight filtering in through my window. I had never had trouble sleeping before, but a perfect storm of deadlines and responsibilities had made for several miserable nights in the past week.

It was around this time that I first stumbled upon Why We Sleep by UC Berkeley Professor Matthew Walker. I admit that I was primarily hoping for a quick fix for improving the quality of my sleep during stressful times. While I did learn a number of useful tips, I also received a host of terrifying statistics, anecdotes, and well-researched studies on the effects of sleep deprivation..."


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