The time of night when you sleep makes a significant difference in terms of the structure and quality of your sleep. Matthew Walker Read Quote
Midnight is the time when we think, ‘Well, we should probably send our last email; let me just check Facebook one more time.’ Matthew Walker Read Quote
Some people actually sleep better when the significant other is with them. For other couples, it’s the opposite. Matthew Walker Read Quote
We know that efficiency and effectiveness are increased when you’re getting sufficient sleep, and it will take you longer to do the same thing on an underslept brain, which means you end up having to stay awake longer. So goes the vicious cycle. Matthew Walker Read Quote
Do you tend to sleep in during the weekends? That usually signals that you’re trying to sleep off a debt you’ve accumulated during the week. Matthew Walker Read Quote
If sleep does not provide a remarkable set of benefits, then it’s the biggest mistake the evolutionary process has ever made. Matthew Walker Read Quote
Friends say, ‘Shall we go out to dinner at 8?’ I say, ‘I can’t, I’m a 10 A.M.-till-6:30 P.M. kind of guy.’ I keep that very regular, no matter what. Matthew Walker Read Quote
Below seven hours of sleep, there are objective impairments in the body. Eight hours are recommended. Matthew Walker Read Quote
If you look at how humans tend to want to sleep, it seems to be either, you know, sort of a monophasic way or at least a biphasic way, where there’s, perhaps, a long bout during the night and then maybe a siesta-like pattern during the day. Matthew Walker Read Quote
