We are a group of researchers and writers who are passionate about sleep. We have spent over 7 years researching into what causes sleep and how to improve your sleep. We have written multiple articles on the topic of sleep and have been featured by some of the largest media outlets in the world.
Studies have shown that people who get enough good quality sleep are happier, healthier and more productive. Our mission is to help people get better sleep so they can live a better life.
Our team consists of:
Sarah – Sarah is our senior researcher. She has a Phd in psychology and has been studying into the topic of sleep for over 7 years. She is also an expert in mindfulness meditation, which she uses to help people improve their sleep.
Steve – Steve is our editor and lead writer. He has been blogging about health for over 10 years and has worked with some of the top health bloggers in the world. He is also an expert at turning complicated scientific research into easy-to-understand content.
I am a sleep scientist with a big interest in understanding what causes poor sleep and how to improve it. I have been studying sleep since I was a PhD student at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
My interest in sleep started when I had trouble sleeping myself and tried different things to see if they would improve my own sleep. In my previous post you can read about my own experience with sleeping pills. In this post I will describe another method to improve your sleep – staying busy all day.
We all know that being tired makes you fall asleep more quickly, but does this mean that you should be tired before bedtime? Of course not. Staying up late is not the best way to get better sleep; in fact it can even make you more tired the next day! However, there is one thing you can do during your waking hours that will help you get a better night’s rest: stay active!
A new study from researchers at the University of Washington shows how physical activity during daylight hours improves nighttime slumber quality and efficiency by nearly 20 percent compared with sedentary adults over 65 years old who are not as fit overall (1). The researchers also found that these active adults spent less time in bed overall than their inactive peers did each night—a whopping 15
I’m a researcher studying sleep and performance. I’ve had problems with insomnia most of my life and have spent years experimenting with different methods to improve my sleep. I now sleep better than ever, but it’s taken a lot of trial and error to get here. I started this blog to share what I’ve learned in the hopes that it will help others.
This blog is also a way for me to share new research articles as they come out so that you can stay up to date on the science of sleep.
What is the one thing you would like to be better at? Is it to lose weight, eat healthier or have more energy? Is it to be a better parent or partner, to earn more money or be more successful?
The answer for most people is that they would like to have more energy. In fact, if you could find a way to have more energy you would probably accomplish all of your other goals.
You see, if you had more energy, you could make healthier food choices, exercise and get the body you want. You could spend time with your family or pursue the interests that bring you joy and fulfillment. You could work longer hours and go after that promotion or raise. And as a parent or partner, having more energy would make you much more patient and loving.
I know this because I’ve been interested in sleep for over 20 years now. I’ve dedicated my career to understanding the science of sleep so that I can help people improve their lives by improving their sleep. And I’ve seen first hand how improving someone’s sleep can dramatically change their life for the better in many different ways.
We all know the feeling of not being able to get enough sleep. You feel exhausted in the morning after a sleepless night, it’s hard to concentrate at work or school and your performance is less than stellar. In addition, you might feel moody and short-tempered with your loved ones and it might be difficult to focus on the task at hand. The next day you will probably have a hard time getting out of bed and are even more tired than on the day before.
The effects of sleep deprivation are real. They affect your ability to think clearly, make decisions, work efficiently and even operate machinery like driving a car. Sleep deprivation also influences your ability to socialize, makes you moody and can lead to depression over time.
This blog is about exploring ways to improve your sleep and get better rest at night. We will explore the latest research on sleep, analyze the results of online surveys from readers and give advice on how you can improve your own sleep cycle.
One thing I’ve noticed in my own experience and that of other people who have struggled with sleep is that there is a correlation between creativity and poor sleep. I’m not sure if the correlation is causal, but it’s interesting nonetheless.
The link between creativity and mental health problems has long been noted by psychologists. But a new study looked at creativity and sleep specifically. It found that people who scored higher on tests of divergent thinking (a measure of creativity) also reported higher rates of insomnia, daytime sleepiness and poorer sleep quality.
I think this makes sense when you consider what’s going on when we’re asleep. One part of sleep involves memory consolidation, which is the process of strengthening memories or transferring them from one part of the brain to another for long-term storage. Another part of sleep involves creative problem solving – our brains are working hard to solve problems we’ve encountered during the day, often generating novel solutions or making unexpected connections between concepts.
Both these processes – memory consolidation and problem solving – require a lot of brain power while you’re awake, but they also require a lot of brain power while you’re asleep. That might explain why some people struggle to get enough deep sleep: their brains are busy!
It could also explain why some people wake
From the founders of email and instant messaging to co-inventors of the internet and cell phones, a diverse group of researchers in computer science, electrical engineering, and related fields have been recognized for their contributions to their field with fellowship in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Among this year’s recipients are Leonard Kleinrock, a professor at UCLA who was involved in the creation of ARPANET (which evolved into today’s Internet); Vint Cerf and Robert Kahn, who developed Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), which allows information to be sent from one point to another on the Internet; Ray Tomlinson, who invented email and chose the sign for it; Irwin Jacobs, co-founder of Qualcomm; Andrew Viterbi, co-founder of Linkabit Corporation and Qualcomm; Paul Baran, co-founder of Metricom Inc.; Steven Sasson, inventor of the digital camera; John Osterhout, creator of Tcl scripting language; Brad Cox, creator of Objective-C programming language; Robert Metcalfe, inventor of Ethernet; Jim Mitchell, developer of Java at Sun Microsystems; Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, developers of Unix operating system.