Dr. Matthew Walker

Because I do believe that sleep is upstream from so many of the downstream symptoms that ruin our lives, whether it's relationship issues, whether it's libido issues, or whether it's creativity issues.

I mean, I was reading through your work, and I saw your conversation with Rogan not so long ago, where you talked about the

fact that a sleep deprived person has their genes fundamentally working differently.

You talked about 700 genes working differently.

And it can be a downward compounding spiral if you're such a person that's really continually struggling with sleep and building up some of that sleep debt.

So that link is below.

Check it out.

And we have a closing tradition on this podcast where the last guest leaves a question for the next.

The question left for you is, what did success bring you that you never could have dreamed of?

Why?

Go ahead and share them.

I'd love to see a piece in my life.

That you've never had before?

Did you have peace last time we spoke?

It's a beautiful thing.

I think about that a lot as well.

Just the part of, I'm way more cognizant now on a frequent basis, almost on a weekly basis of how I'm going to feel

when my time is up as it relates to my romantic relationship.

Like I think even like mid argument, I will now think, I mean, this actually happened like a couple of days ago.

It wasn't really an argument.