Dr. Bill von Hippel

But what my data suggests is that men get more bang for the buck out of every hour of sleep. And as a consequence, they sleep about 20 minutes less. That's right off the press. I can't even promise you that holds up. I've looked at it in two samples, but I could be making a mistake. I want to play with it more.

But what my data suggests is that men get more bang for the buck out of every hour of sleep. And as a consequence, they sleep about 20 minutes less. That's right off the press. I can't even promise you that holds up. I've looked at it in two samples, but I could be making a mistake. I want to play with it more.

I think that's super possible. Yeah, it's very possible. That could be the mechanism. It could be all about hydration. And so all you've got to do is be doubly conscientious about hydrating and then problem solved. But here's the thing. Every negative thing I've looked at has gotten worse when you exercise. And every positive thing I've looked at has gotten better.

I think that's super possible. Yeah, it's very possible. That could be the mechanism. It could be all about hydration. And so all you've got to do is be doubly conscientious about hydrating and then problem solved. But here's the thing. Every negative thing I've looked at has gotten worse when you exercise. And every positive thing I've looked at has gotten better.

So it may be as simple as something very specific with alcohol and exercise, but it may be there's a broader principle at play. And so somebody out there who's super smart, like Trivers came along and lined up how every animal mating system worked. He says, look, here's how it works. Females make the larger sex cell. They typically then put more effort into it. So males compete for females.

So it may be as simple as something very specific with alcohol and exercise, but it may be there's a broader principle at play. And so somebody out there who's super smart, like Trivers came along and lined up how every animal mating system worked. He says, look, here's how it works. Females make the larger sex cell. They typically then put more effort into it. So males compete for females.

And then lo and behold, you see that across the animal kingdom. And the rare exceptions where males put more effort, now the females compete for the males. So, you know, somebody's going to come along super smart and they'll hear what I just said and they go, I know what the answer is to that, but I don't know.

And then lo and behold, you see that across the animal kingdom. And the rare exceptions where males put more effort, now the females compete for the males. So, you know, somebody's going to come along super smart and they'll hear what I just said and they go, I know what the answer is to that, but I don't know.

And the beauty is that when I hear a scientific explanation that nails it, I immediately go, oh, that's it. And I wish I thought of it, but at least I can see that they've got the answer when I, you know, didn't.

And the beauty is that when I hear a scientific explanation that nails it, I immediately go, oh, that's it. And I wish I thought of it, but at least I can see that they've got the answer when I, you know, didn't.

Well, so we're seeing lots of nice evidence of a couple different things. First of all, there's a lot of little things that help a lot. And I'm a big believer in lots of little things helping a lot, but they have to suit you because we also find huge individual variability on how well they work.

Well, so we're seeing lots of nice evidence of a couple different things. First of all, there's a lot of little things that help a lot. And I'm a big believer in lots of little things helping a lot, but they have to suit you because we also find huge individual variability on how well they work.

So reading in bed, on average, actually not only helps you sleep, fall asleep more regularly, but even helps you sleep longer. I suspect, but don't know, that you're clearing your mind of the day's worries. That probably works for some people, but some people probably works the opposite. Like now they get caught up in the novel they're reading and they can't sleep.

So reading in bed, on average, actually not only helps you sleep, fall asleep more regularly, but even helps you sleep longer. I suspect, but don't know, that you're clearing your mind of the day's worries. That probably works for some people, but some people probably works the opposite. Like now they get caught up in the novel they're reading and they can't sleep.

So you have to be super thoughtful about what works for you. CBD works really well, but it actually works for some people really well. And for others, it even has a negative effect. You know, our samples are big enough that we can see across the board. We find things like a weighted blanket. blue light blockers in the evening, dimming your lights in the evening, those are big.

So you have to be super thoughtful about what works for you. CBD works really well, but it actually works for some people really well. And for others, it even has a negative effect. You know, our samples are big enough that we can see across the board. We find things like a weighted blanket. blue light blockers in the evening, dimming your lights in the evening, those are big.

They have big effects across the course of the night. By big, I mean like 15, 20 minutes of more sleep, more time in REM and slow wave. You add all those things together, it ends up being a lot. The final thing that we find is a lot of people have sleep worries. You know, they worry they won't sleep well.

They have big effects across the course of the night. By big, I mean like 15, 20 minutes of more sleep, more time in REM and slow wave. You add all those things together, it ends up being a lot. The final thing that we find is a lot of people have sleep worries. You know, they worry they won't sleep well.

And the downside of that is that if you have sleep worries, what ends up happening is they get produced by your poor sleep. Like I think, gee, I'm going to have trouble falling asleep because lo and behold, I did. But then when we analyze the data, we've run these surveys where we ask, what was your worry going into the night? And when you woke up in the morning, how did it go?

And the downside of that is that if you have sleep worries, what ends up happening is they get produced by your poor sleep. Like I think, gee, I'm going to have trouble falling asleep because lo and behold, I did. But then when we analyze the data, we've run these surveys where we ask, what was your worry going into the night? And when you woke up in the morning, how did it go?