Our modern world is not built for sleep. It’s built for stimulation, productivity, the onwards and upwards of a society that never stops. The result? No one can sleep.
Yet sleep is truly one of the biggest determinants in our mental and physical health.
When was the last time you had five consecutive nights of deep sleep? If, like the majority of North Americans, your answer is “I can’t remember”, you likely suffer from insomnia.
Struggling with sleep - falling asleep, staying asleep, and waking feeling rested - is endemic to our culture. I don’t know many people, myself included, who haven’t experienced sleep disruption in the recent past.. and by past, I mean last week.
That’s why what follows literally blew my mind.
Dr. Andrew Huberman was recently interviewed by Tim Ferriss, and he throws down a truth bomb on sleep hygiene. The whole fascinating interview is here. It’s long but worth it. If you’d rather get the summary, I’ve done the work for you.
Read on for a step-by-step guide to being blissfully rested, instead of wired and tired.
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