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Archive – The New Science of the Body Clock, with Russell Foster

Intelligence Squared

CHAPTER

Understanding the Importance of Individual Sleep Needs

The chapter emphasizes the significance of knowing individual sleep needs to establish the best sleep routines, exploring the connection between our body clock and sleep's impact on health and success. It covers topics like the reasons behind why organisms sleep, the benefits of waking up during the night as part of ancient biology, the impact of sleep disruptions on emotional and physiological health, and the biology behind sleep processes like circadian rhythms and sleep pressure.

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