Power Sleep : The Revolutionary Program That Prepares Your Mind for Peak Performance

The media could not be loaded.    “For anyone who wants to be successful, sleep is a necessity, not a luxury. The conclusions presented in Power Sleep are based on recent studies of the neurological, chemical, and electrical activity of the sleeping brain, which show that even minimal sleep loss can have profound detrimental effects on mood, cognition, performance, productivity, communication skills, accident rates, and general health, including gastrointestinal system, cardiovascular functioning, and our immune systems. Given the role of sleep in determining daytime functioning, most alarming to me is the current extent of sleep deprivation in our society. At least 50 percent of the American adult population is chronically sleep-deprived and a similar percentage report trouble sleeping on any given night. And it’s getting worse by the decade. This devastating trend can be found throughout the industrialized world. ... If you understand exactly what the brain accomplishes during various stages of a night’s sleep and what your individual sleep requirement is, you’re in a position to become a very different person. People who learn about sleep come to value sleep and adopt better sleep habits. After a few weeks they discover, perhaps for the first time, what it really feels like to be fully alert all day long. Their increased efficiency gives them enough hours in the day to work, and to play. They become better spouses, better parents, and better in their careers. They become more energetic, healthier, more successful, and happier with their lives. That’s life as it should be.”~ Dr. James B. Maas from Power SleepSleep.It’s super important. And, in today’s hyper-busy world, it’s easy to overlook its importance. There’s some odd quasi-heroic ideal associated with *not* getting sleep. Weird.The fact is we are wired to sleep a LOT more than we do. It’s quite obvious that if we want to optimize our lives, we need to prioritize our sleep!Who better to help us do that then Cornell Professor James Maas—one of the world’s leading authorities on sleep?!I’m excited to explore some of the Big ideas:1. Sleep Is Powerful - Even more so than you may think.2. How About You? - Getting enough sleep?3. Sleeping Ten Hours - Yah. Every night.4. Power Sleep - It’s time to rock it.5. Absolute Synchrony - Rhythms are huge.Here’s to optimizing our lives and starting with an optimal night of sleep! :)More goodness— including PhilosophersNotes on 300+ books in our ​*OPTIMIZE*​ membership program. Find out more at brianjohnson . me.

I don't know why, but even though I've read different ways to 'get more sleep', etc., I still have trouble with it. My problem is that I try to cram in 'just one more thing' or get sucked into a hobby or the computer, movie, project, etc. and stay up too late. This book was interesting as it talked about sleep research as well as the real dangers of being sleep deprived (beyond just feeling wasted).I understand the importance of keeping a similar sleep-wake cycle every day, and I struggle there because I have to get up at 5:30 a.m. on work days. Who wants to get up at 5:30 on your day off?? I have been filling out the sleep logs (I re-typed the chart in the book into a MS-Word document) and it's hard seeing bedtimes and sleep durations all over the place. Maybe my circadian rhythms are wired to a little later wake times.Overall, though, through prayer and persistence I'm working to change my bad sleep habits a bit at a time. The recommendations and the 'Golden Rules of Sleep' are good to review often to help cement new GOOD habits. My favorite quote (and a good reminder) in the book is: "when you start treating sleep as a NECESSITY, not a luxury, your whole life will change." I am looking forward to the change.

Good

My wife suffers from dementia. She ended up in thehospital becauce she would not sleep, regardless of the meds given by her psychiatrist. I went to the local library and looked up sleep and found this book. After reading the book I ordered it online. I have used the book to help my wife understand the necessity of sleep.

A very good review of the past and present research on sleep. I was expecting more info on how to improve my own sleep, and there was some of that, but I thought pretty general. It did make me write up a list of questions for my next visit to my sleep doc. In that respect, maybe I got more out of it than I thought. For a good overview of the work in sleep research I would rate at least a 4. My 3 rating was on my expectations, so I guess overall I should rate it a 3.5.

While this book manages to give valuable advices about managing sleep, it offers nothing `revolutionary`. The advices given could be summarized in 20 pages or so. The book is filled with repetitions and repetitions, and repetitions and warnings and warnings and warnings about the importance of sleeping well in one`s life. As for the the advices themselves, they are also repeated but stay vague. They do help sometimes, but not always (to sleep well, stress less). All in all, a good introduction to sleep that gives you the willingness to take care of your sleep.

James Maas is not, as another reviewer stated, the author of The One Minute Manager series (that's Ken Blanchard), but he *is* an expert on sleep habits and the debilitating effects of sleep deprivation. This book has everything you'll ever want to know about the subject--what goes on during sleep, how it impacts your productivity, sleep disorders, and much more.While not exactly "revolutionary," as the title suggests, Power Sleep will enlighten you with the facts on a subject so many people know so little about (but *think* they know enough about). Unfortunately, the people who would benefit most from reading Power Sleep (for example, frequent business travelers, or supervisors of night-shift workers) often don't know what they don't know about the subject of sleep, and will therefore never read Professor Maas' very worthwhile book.

This is one of the most rewarding books I've ever read. Try 'sleep camp' and it will change your vision on sleep and change your life.

While this book gave me a very good insight into the stages of sleep, I found it a frustrating read, continually repeating what was already stated many time throughout the book. Properly edited, this book could be reduced to half of its present print size and still convey the same message.

A good read, most of it was common sense, such as maintaining a regular sleeping pattern. Informative, easy to read and gave good tips, such as using silk sheets if warmer weather.Overall would recommend it.

not a bad booki have tried everything so I thought i woudl give this a goa good few tips & ideas in there

Testo che rimane piuttosto superficiale sull'argomento. Lo consiglio per chi desidera una infarinatura generale. Esistono testi più specifici sull'argomento.

Lots of helpful tips on how to get a better night's sleep, several of which I had not found elsewhere. Very good.