Definitely one of the top 10 books I’ve read. There is so much research that has been published about the effects of sleep (and lack of it!) that we can’t afford to be ignorant of.. Matthew Walker does a great way of summarizing this, citing research after research of how we should optimize for sleep to get better effects in our awaken life..
Memorable quotes
It is disquieting to learn that vehicular accidents caused by drowsy driving exceed those caused by alcohol and drugs combined.
Society’s apathy toward sleep has, in part, been caused by the historic failure of science to explain why we need it.
No matter what state of adenosine sleepiness pressure exists within the brain, the twenty-four-hour circadian rhythm cycles on as per usual, oblivious to your ongoing lack of sleep.