Summary: I started reading Matthew Walker’s ‘Why We Sleep’ expecting a few tips on sleeping better. Instead I got a list of everything a bad night’s sleep does to your body, read it at 1 AM, and panicked. Here’s what actually stuck.
I Read Chapter One At 1 AM. Bad Idea. I recently picked up “Why We Sleep” by Matthew Walker. No dramatic reason. I’d seen it quoted everywhere, figured it was time to actually read the thing instead of nodding along when other people mentioned it. So I did what I always do with a new book. I opened it late at night, laptop open next to me, snacks on the table, fully planning to read “just one chapter” before sleeping. Chapter one is not the chapter to read at 1 AM. It’s basically Walker sitting …