Ep56 - Matthew Walker: "Why Sleep Matters"
Talks at Google
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The Bad Effects of Not Getting Sleep
We could spend a long time talking about bad effects of not enough sleep. But let's talk a little bit about the causes and then what you can do to improve if we can. One of the causes is obviously light natural light or sorry artificial light allowing us to extend the waking hours. Then you can start to come into the home and ask what else is compromising your sleep. We certainly know that blue light emitted from devices can compromise your sleep. There's a fascinating study where they had people reading on an iPad for one hour before bed versus just reading a normal book in dim light.
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