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How To Fix Your Sleep & Supercharge Your Life - Dr Matthew Walker

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Dr. Matthew Walker is a neuroscientist, professor at UC Berkley, and author. Many of the mental and physical challenges you might be facing could have a surprisingly simple solution: more sleep. But why is sleep so essential? What happens when we sleep, and how can we optimize our sleep to maximize its benefits? Expect to learn what defines good sleep, how stress impacts your sleep, the keys to getting and maintaining a regular sleep pattern, the best sleeping positions, how to stop snoring, why sleeping with your partner is making your sleep worse, if alcohol, THC and other supplements actually give you a better nights rest, the evolutionary reasons why we dream, the latest science and tech for hacking your sleep and much more...  - 0:00 Conceptualising Good Sleep 02:08 Becoming an Efficient Sleeper 08:00 How High Stress Impacts Sleep 16:10 Improving Sleep Quality 21:18 How Regular Should Sleep Patterns Be? 32:00 The Danger of Sleep Procrastination 36:35 How Bad is Blue Light Before Sleep? 44:05 The Timing of Your Sleep 55:29 How Sleep Changes as You Age 1:02:08 Do Sleep Positions Matter? 1:11:44 Treating Snoring & Mild Sleep Apnea 1:16:45 Tips for Couples Sleeping Together 1:32:08 How Caffeine & Alcohol Impacts Sleep 1:48:59 Can THC & CBD Help With Sleep? 1:54:06 Using Melatonin & Other Supplements 2:03:18 New Sleep-Aiding Technologies 2:22:30 What Causes Chronic Fatigue? 2:24:08 Why We Dream 2:41:29 Where to Find Matthew - Get the world's comfiest sleep mask at https://mantasleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get the best bloodwork analysis in America and bypass Function’s 400,000-person waitlist at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Top Comments (10)

@logan-assalley 2024-12-31

Time to watch this at 2am!

478 10 replies
@KasKade7 2024-12-30

The good sleep professor slept so well, he transformed into Matilda Walker.

432 12 replies
@NoGoodHandlesComingToMind 2025-01-01

11:00, "when you ruminate, you catastrophize" best words ever.

189 2 replies
@Seekthetruth3000 2025-01-01

High anxiety is the number one enemy of good sleep and health. Good interview.

154 4 replies
@terminatortrainingmethod 2025-01-03

Came to learn about sleep. Left with 20 new words to add to my vocabulary. Matthew Walker, the wordsmith

134 1 replies
@hovdallakyan 2025-01-02

Noted for me, short summary of how to fall asleep 1. Meditation (10 Minutes) 2. Breathwork - Any technique of breath work 3. Mental Body Scan -Starting from your toes, slowly focus on and relax each body part up to your head. 4. Hyper-Detailed Mental Work - Visualize small, mundane details (e.g., organizing a drawer)

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@kmaldon 2025-01-09

Matt is SO good at describing the practices and the science. He’s the definition of being crystal clear

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@ChrisWillx 2024-12-30

Hello you savages. Get the world's comfiest sleep mask at https://mantasleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get the best bloodwork analysis in America and bypass Function’s 400,000-person waitlist at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom Here's the timestamps: 00:00 Conceptualising Good Sleep 02:08 Becoming an Efficient Sleeper 08:00 How High Stress Impacts Sleep 16:10 Improving Sleep Quality 21:18 How Regular Should Sleep Patterns Be? 32:00 The Danger of Sleep Procrastination 36:35 How Bad is Blue Light Before Sleep? 44:05 The Timing of Your Sleep 55:29 How Sleep Changes as You Age 1:02:08 Do Sleep Positions Matter? 1:11:44 Treating Snoring & Mild Sleep Apnea 1:16:45 Tips for Couples Sleeping Together 1:32:08 How Caffeine & Alcohol Impacts Sleep 1:48:59 Can THC & CBD Help With Sleep? 1:54:06 Using Melatonin & Other Supplements 2:03:18 New Sleep-Aiding Technologies 2:22:30 What Causes Chronic Fatigue? 2:24:08 Why We Dream 2:41:29 Where to Find Matthew

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@frankintessimoni6422 2024-12-31

Bon Jovi looks great!

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@MaximillianTiberius 2025-01-03

Bro's been getting such a good night sleep that he's turning into an Elf

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