Sleep Latency

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Sleep is not like a light switch, it takes time for you to send down on to the terra firma of healthy sleep at night. You shouldn't be falling asleep that quickly if you are truly well rested and fully slept from the night before or the nights before. So i'm mindful of my sleep late ensee. I don't want it to be too quick. But al so, equally, i don't want to be lying there awake for long periods of time cause then that starts to look like sleep onset insomnia. If it's been 25 minutes longer and you still haven't fallen asleep, then it's usually time to get out of bed and try and do something different.

Renowned sleep scientist Matthew Walker discusses everything you need to know about what a better night’s sleep can do for your life, and how to prioritize and perfect the way you sleep. Walker breaks down how to identify when you need more sleep, how to deal with insomnia, the best devices to track your sleep, and some unconventional sleep hygiene tips, including why it’s never a good idea to count sheep. Walker is a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California-Berkeley, and is also the founder and director of the Center for Human Sleep Science. He has published over 100 scientific research studies on the impact of sleep on human brain function, and he is the author of the 2017 book, Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams. --

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