As always, great stuff. I especially appreciated the section on sleep, something that I have belatedly come to value...maybe it comes with age?
A personal anecdote - my wife likes sleeping with the windows open and we have many birds that inhabit our backyard tree and like to wake up at 3:30am this time of year...she can sleep through it but I cannot. I got a white noise maker and run the fan on the AC to compensate. However, I am still looking forward to the winter time already.
"Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker does a great job of scientifically explaining why sleep is so important.
I did too. More than I expected. I had been listening to his podcast since the start, but the way it's all together and organized in the book makes it have more impact.
It's what convinced me to build a strength training gym in my basement. It really hits hard on the importance of exercise and muscle mass.
The section on sleep was interesting. Definitely my favorite part of this edition as (especially as I age) the impact of good vs less-good quality sleep is more noticeable (and that is even while I'm retired and take a nap most days).
For a year, I lived at the edge of a large, busy cross junction. It is noisy 24/7 even with the best quality windows, and the noise seeps immediately when the windows are opened.
Sleep quality was definitely bad, but the daily frustration when the morning traffic hits is worse.
Some say you'll get "used to it", but as Andrej Karpathy said, it is a subconscious, cumulative health-related cost over a lifetime.
As always, great stuff. I especially appreciated the section on sleep, something that I have belatedly come to value...maybe it comes with age?
A personal anecdote - my wife likes sleeping with the windows open and we have many birds that inhabit our backyard tree and like to wake up at 3:30am this time of year...she can sleep through it but I cannot. I got a white noise maker and run the fan on the AC to compensate. However, I am still looking forward to the winter time already.
"Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker does a great job of scientifically explaining why sleep is so important.
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Sleep quality is why I pretty much stopped drinking all alcohol (never drank much, but I got into single malt scotch a few years ago..)
We have blackout curtains, a white noise machine (and one in every kid's bedroom), and always sleep with the windows closed.
If you like Walker's book, check out his extended interviews with Peter Attia. I found that eve better because they nerd out and go deeper:
https://peterattiamd.com/matthewwalker1/
https://peterattiamd.com/matthewwalker2/
https://peterattiamd.com/matthewwalker3/
Thanks. I loved his book "Outlive"
I did too. More than I expected. I had been listening to his podcast since the start, but the way it's all together and organized in the book makes it have more impact.
It's what convinced me to build a strength training gym in my basement. It really hits hard on the importance of exercise and muscle mass.
New here, love the vibe. Ty
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The section on sleep was interesting. Definitely my favorite part of this edition as (especially as I age) the impact of good vs less-good quality sleep is more noticeable (and that is even while I'm retired and take a nap most days).
When my wife and I had kids was the first time I realized just how important sleep could be. When sleep goes to hell, everything else gets much worse!
The section on sleep is spot on.
For a year, I lived at the edge of a large, busy cross junction. It is noisy 24/7 even with the best quality windows, and the noise seeps immediately when the windows are opened.
Sleep quality was definitely bad, but the daily frustration when the morning traffic hits is worse.
Some say you'll get "used to it", but as Andrej Karpathy said, it is a subconscious, cumulative health-related cost over a lifetime.