Circadian rhythms and work rhythms
The New York Times has an interesting piece about efforts to match work schedules to circadian rhythms: At the Denmark offices of the pharmaceutical company AbbVie, employees design
Somnex show discount; or, I’ve made the big time!
I’m always impressed by podcasters who have sponsors who give the hosts discount codes. I don’t know why I find it impressive, but I do. Well, the London Somnex
Sleep, brain maintenance, and Alzheimer’s disease
In Rest, I talk about how sleep turns out to be a form of what I call "active rest:" rest in which the body is actually doing things
Why college students need to get regular sleep
I was one of those college students who treated sleep with a kind of casual contempt. The combination of being an adolescent, being free from the strictures of
Turns out, senior executives sleep more than their minions
We all know that executives and leaders don’t sleep much. They burn the midnight oil, get up early, and by the time we mere mortals are staggering to
Naps are good, according to science
Sleep researcher Nicole Lovato writes about the benefits of afternoon naps (something I'm a big believer in): It’s common, occurs whether you’ve eaten lunch or not, and is
Making to-do lists before bed can help you fall asleep (and solve problems)
The British Psychological Society’s Research Digest reports on a new study that finds that making lists before bed can “help you fall asleep more quickly.” Before they tried
Learning to nap
Writer, cyclist and "occasional triathlete" AC Shilton talks about a month-long experiment learning how to nap: I keep farmer’s hours, getting up at 5:30 to squeeze in a
Excerpt from naps chapter of REST
Michael Hyatt (his Leader Box featured REST as one of its two titles this month) has launched a new magazine, and features an excerpt from REST in the
Nap cafes in Korea
So apparently nap cafes are now a thing in Korea. Mr. Healing, a "healing" cafe franchise, has opened 47 branches in just two years. Three more are set