#2 BookBites: Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
This article is the second of a series of articles called BookBites. These articles will include summaries, quotes and/or meanings from the books I’ve read. They serve as catalysts for me to reflect on and deeper understand these books and to give bite-sized views into these books to other readers.
Matthew Walker is a neuroscientist and sleep researcher. In this book, he talks about the importance of sleep, myths around sleep, the phenomenon of dreams and how one can improve their sleep. He also touches on sleep disorders like narcolepsy and sleep apnea.
This book is a treasured read and my biggest takeaway from it is that organisations (companies and schools) need to be redesigned with a sleep-centred approach — because having employees or students who are not well-rested can make organisations lose billions of dollars. Well-rested employees guarantee better performance, more revenue and thereby a flourishing overall economy — all of which isn’t happening at the moment due to the fact that not many people, especially the decision-makers, know about this new science of sleep.
This mentality comes from the fact that many business leaders mistakenly believe that time spent on a task is equal to productivity and completion of that task.
A study across 4 large U.S. companies found that…
