Open iteles opened 5 years ago
@iteles it appears that you "know" a lot about how to get better sleep, next question should be, how much of these things do you actively practice?
The "true" things you have mentioned are reasonable. π
I would recommend reading all the books on Sleep which are available and have good reviews.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-We-Sleep-Science-Dreams/dp/0141983760
This is the "beast" of books on Sleep. it's the most referenced and highest rated. 368 pages ...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sleep-Change-sleep-this-minute/dp/0241975972
It certainly didn't take me "90 minutes" to read this one ... π
But the thing that I learned from it was about having a "personal sleep kit". see: https://github.com/dwyl/sleep/issues/25
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sleep-Smarter-Essential-Strategies-Success/dp/1781808368
This is the one I'm currently reading. Loving it so far. Recommend watching: #27
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sleep-Revolution-Transforming-Your-Night/dp/0753557215 416 pages π
I've read half of Arianna Huffington's book and feel that it's mostly "filler". π
I will pick it up again after I'm finished with Shawn Stevenson's "Sleep Smarter" ... (which I feel is better!)
This Amazon "buying pattern" should tell you all you need to know about this book:
i.e. there are much better books on this topic!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Effortless-Sleep-Method-Incredible-Insomnia/dp/1456492543
I haven't read this one because it's a bit older and I wanted to start with the most recent ones first.
But there are 2018 (recent) 5-star reviews for it on Amazon:
so I might re-consider ... π€ what do you think?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Book-Will-Make-Sleep/dp/1848662874
Thinking of ordering this one next ...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Circadian-Code-weight-supercharge-energy/dp/1785042017
@iteles which book are you considering reading next? And crucially how are you "pacing" or "tracking" your reading?
I've already ordered the Circadian Code and that's π― the one I want to read next.
I was just thinking that I need a way of tracking my reading, I don't have any way of doing that beyond updating Github with notes on the books right now.
These are the first books I intend to dig-out when the Library Shelves https://github.com/dwyl/home/issues/179 are built.
I've suffered from insomnia for the largest part of my adult life, so I've read and researched a fair amount on sleep, meaning I know the basics.
I would like to read a sleep book (or readme) to deepen my knowledge on this subject that isn't all dross with one or two worthwhile pages (I've flicked through a number of sleep books that are mostly a combination of 'here is what we did when we were cavemen' and 'here are some elementary tips for what you need to do now').
Here's what I know about getting better sleep (in no particular order):
For myself personally I also know that the following hold true, but the jury is out on whether these hold true for everyone:
My question therefore is: once you know these basics, which book is recommended reading?