Sleep

I recommend starting with my blog directly below for context. Hopefully you won’t fall asleep reading. If you do, use it as a tool if you can’t fall asleep quickly at night…

Blog

• Being Thoughtful About Sleep

Facts

• Adults between 18 and 64 need seven to nine hours of sleep per night. Adults over 65 need 7-8 hours
• Almost half of all Americans say they feel sleepy during the day between three and seven days per week
• 35.2% of all adults in the U.S. report sleeping on average for less than seven hours per night
• 32.6% of working adult reported sleeping six or fewer hours per night in 2017-2018, up from 28.4% in 2008-2009.
• For adults over age 40, 69% of men and 76% of women get up to go to the bathroom at least once per night.

Books

• Sleep: The Myth of 8 Hours, the Power of Naps, and the New Plan to Recharge Your Body and Mind

• Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success
  

• The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time

Podcasts

• How To Sleep Smarter With Shawn Stevenson

• Arianna Huffington’s Sleep Revolution: A Formula For Enhanced Productivity, Performance, Success & Happiness

Websites

• Sport Sleep Coach – Nick Littlehales
• How to Sleep Better – Headspace

Videos

• 5 Tips That Really Improve Your Sleep | THE HAPPY PEAR