Why We Sleep : Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

Sleep is a subject we always disregard we just know we have to sleep 7-8 hours but this book is very interesting to understand the meaning and how to have a good quality of sleep. Recommended

We all know that sleep is important, in this book the ‘Why’ question gets thoroughly and methodically answered in layman’s words. Love it, it’s my favorite book of the year so far!

A scientific social book that tackles the importance of sleep from quite new perspectives. You can take a home massage from every paper you read and will change your life if you apply it content

I've been to several bookstores and this was out of stock. Fortunate enough to find one here.The best book I've read so far.Thank you.

It is a very informative book.

Excellent book that really details sleep and tells you just how important it is. It's written in a very easy to read structure and makes it accessible to even those who don't have a technical background. For such an important function of life, we really don't know know much about sleep but Matthew Walker does a fantastic job describing the details.

Everything is fine except the front cover is cheap like paper, with no gloss on it. Returned

Im a type of person that really cares about paper quality and book smells. This is not a paperback but a mass market paperback, which was not mentioned in the description. The 2 stars are in no way related to the book or the author, but the quality of papers and a too big print.

This is a "must have" book for all health professionals! Matthew Walker delivers a thorough review of the latest research on sleep in a very readable and entertaining style. Mental health professionals can really improve their essential knowledge base with this book. There is so much to learn about circadian rhythm, light pollution, sleep stages, sleep hygiene, and sleep habits! You will be surprised at how much data is available. And you will quickly be influenced to be far more serious about getting a healthy. amount of quality sleep! I strongly recommend this book to anyone with a sleep disorder or anyone who helps others with mental or general physical health.

I learned a lot of things about sleep, this book is great and Matthew knows his so much subject as he is one of the best sleep expert scientist in the world.I even subscribed to the Masterclass platform in part to watch his video Masterclass, which is essentially a condensed version of the book but to hear him talk with passion about his subject was very complementary to the book. He is very well articulated and speaks clearly.Conclusion: Everyone should read this book. Sleep is so underrated in our society.

First I listened to Mathew Walker on various podcasts’ channels.I loved reading the book, it was packed with tons of interesting info, but honestly… it made me a bit paranoid and turned me into a horrible selfish partner obsessed with chasing the perfect anti-aging healing sleep. Especially so when paired with an Apple Watch!Every morning when I saw interruptions in my sleep (there were tons, because of course: loo visits, my partner arriving late from work, going to bed with his phone and in the darkness using his screen as a light pointed towards sleeping me to find the bed, his phone not silenced, starting work super early but his alarm so loud it would wake up a dead person and gave me heart palpitations etc) Of course the Apple Watch showed the erratic sleeping line in the morning and I was even more upset.We have two beds now btw.I am 44yrs old now but I always liked to sleep at night. Going to bed early, waking up naturally, feeling amazing.When you are single you can work with your sleep a bit easier. OR you blame only yourself for bad sleep. When you get into a relationship forget about your previous good habits! And then you start a family so forget about the sleep altogether. I packed that idea so childless and still chasing the perfection.This book makes you aware how important is sleep for all parts of your being. But sometimes ignorance is bliss. You might drive yourself to degradation and early death but at least you can feel somewhat ok about it if you don’t have all the stats.I got rid off Apple Watch and wear Whoop now which is a little easier on waking times during the night and works with other metrics regarding sleep/so it puts it all into perspective with other markers and it’s not as depressive. Although…I highly recommend the book to anyone who doesn’t take sleep and recharge seriously (sadly I wasn’t successful to push it on my boyfriend).I do not recommend the book to people who are perfectionists or chase the perfection.

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Wer kennt sie nicht aus eigener Erfahrung oder aus dem Bekanntenkreis: die Suche nach dem "Quick Fix", dem "Hack", der Abkürzung zur gesunden Lebensweise und, immer mehr, zum gesunden Altwerden. Dabei wird viel postuliert, viel konsumiert und ausprobiert (Supplements, Nootropika, Diäten...), häufig ohne richtige Evidenz oder eigenes Verständnis.Was Matthew Walkers Buch klar zeigt: ohne eine ausreichende Menge qualitativ hochwertigen Schlafs wird man die eigenen Gesundheitsziele durch diese "Gimmicks" nicht erreichen, weder kurzfristig noch im Alter. Das Buch schafft es allerdings, dass man sich beim mühsamen (!) Streben nach 7-9 Stunden Schlaf der vielen positiven Effekte deutlich bewusst ist- ich jedenfalls habe nach einer von mir verursachten Nacht zu kurzen und miesen Schlafes fast schon ein schlechtes Gewissen.Walker transportiert diese Erkenntnise in einem unterhaltsamen und klaren Schreibstil und vermittelt dabei viele tiefgreifende Zusammenhänge zwischen Schlaf und (Patho-)Physiologie. Die Autorität dazu hat er mit seiner wissenschaftlichen Vita sicherlich, auch wenn manche Botschaften natürlich individuell gefärbt sind.Insgesamt ein Buch, das je nach Vorwissen Augen öffnet oder positive Verhaltensweisen verstärkt und klar macht: Schlaf ist eine der Säulen der Gesundheit, die man umsonst bekommt und auf keinen Fall vernachlässigen sollte.