Think Less, Sleep More: From Panic & Perfectionism to Stress-Free Sleep [9781250427229]

Overview

Who cares when you go to bed? Read this smart counterintuitive guide that will solve your sleep anxiety once and for all!

“The modern fixation with optimizing sleep—via tracking apps, bedtime “hacks,” and elaborate evening routines— has paradoxically made rest more elusive, according to this illuminating debut guide…Romiszewskiʼs tone is reassuring, and her takes on todayʼs popular sleep wisdom are refreshingly pragmatic (doomscrolling close to bedtime isnʼt ideal, but itʼs less a matter of blue light than of mental stimulation; itʼs okay to use oneʼs phone to relax in the evening). This will be especially valuable for insomniacs seeking a new approach to bedtime.”--Publishers Weekly

If there’s anything worse than not getting sleep, it’s lying awake with a scare-face staring at the ceiling worrying about it. Here’s Romiszewski’s—a sleep physiologist and founder of the UK’s Sleepyhead Clinics —promise: “This book is your guide to liberating yourself from the endless cycle of sleep anxiety and obsession. By the end, you’ll have regained control–not through perfection, but by letting go of the need to constantly manage your sleep. Sleep will start working for you, not as something to fear or fix, but as your natural ally. And best of all, it will no longer dominate your thoughts.”

THINK LESS, SLEEP MORE is a sensible take on sleep with some counterintuitive twists to accepted dogma, such as that we all need more sleep and that waking up in the middle of the night is a killer. It’s a sigh-of-relief book: there are some readjustments to make, both mental and physical, but a key takeaway is that whatever you’re doing now is probably better than you think.

Among other insights, Romiszewski reveals:

--The importance of a consistent wake-time rather than a rigid bedtime
--How to trust your body’s natural sleep drive and rhythms
--That ‘bad’ nights neither ruin the next day, nor your health, and that variability is normal
--That sleep isn’t fragile—it’s adaptable, resilient, and smarter than any hack you could throw at it
--The myth of 8 hours
--The power of light

For an audience who found Matthew Walker’s “Why We Sleep” a bit daunting, Romiszewski’s is the sensible, seasoned, calming voice you want to think of at 3AM.