Dr. Matthew Walker

It's like driving into your garage and your sort of your driveway. at still 60 miles an hour and then slamming the brakes on and think it's gonna be a good outcome. You go down the gears and then gradually you're braking and you come to a stop. That's sleep for you. So we obviously, if you have kids, you will know that you have a bedtime routine.

It's like driving into your garage and your sort of your driveway. at still 60 miles an hour and then slamming the brakes on and think it's gonna be a good outcome. You go down the gears and then gradually you're braking and you come to a stop. That's sleep for you. So we obviously, if you have kids, you will know that you have a bedtime routine.

It's like driving into your garage and your sort of your driveway. at still 60 miles an hour and then slamming the brakes on and think it's gonna be a good outcome. You go down the gears and then gradually you're braking and you come to a stop. That's sleep for you. So we obviously, if you have kids, you will know that you have a bedtime routine.

You figure what it is out for your child, you figure out what it is for your child, and then you stick ruthlessly to it because if you don't, bad things happen. Why do we think that as adults? We don't also need a wind-down routine. And what does that look like? It can be hot baths or showers. Works very well for sleep, and we can speak about why from a thermal perspective. You can do meditation.

You figure what it is out for your child, you figure out what it is for your child, and then you stick ruthlessly to it because if you don't, bad things happen. Why do we think that as adults? We don't also need a wind-down routine. And what does that look like? It can be hot baths or showers. Works very well for sleep, and we can speak about why from a thermal perspective. You can do meditation.

You figure what it is out for your child, you figure out what it is for your child, and then you stick ruthlessly to it because if you don't, bad things happen. Why do we think that as adults? We don't also need a wind-down routine. And what does that look like? It can be hot baths or showers. Works very well for sleep, and we can speak about why from a thermal perspective. You can do meditation.

Data on that, very strong indeed. You can do sleep stories. We read stories to our children. Turns out that sleep stories and the reason that they've saved meditation companies like Calm and made them a unicorn billion dollar company, which it did, the sleep stories, is because we also like to listen to stories ourselves. And I'll come back to why that is in a second.

Data on that, very strong indeed. You can do sleep stories. We read stories to our children. Turns out that sleep stories and the reason that they've saved meditation companies like Calm and made them a unicorn billion dollar company, which it did, the sleep stories, is because we also like to listen to stories ourselves. And I'll come back to why that is in a second.

Data on that, very strong indeed. You can do sleep stories. We read stories to our children. Turns out that sleep stories and the reason that they've saved meditation companies like Calm and made them a unicorn billion dollar company, which it did, the sleep stories, is because we also like to listen to stories ourselves. And I'll come back to why that is in a second.

I'm like, well, I've had that for, I, I, I, I've so many people and I, I deeply despise my own voice. I loathe it. But so many people have said that listening to my voice, I have a podcast, the Matt Walker podcast, shameless plug. Um, but they actually use it as a sleep aid. And in some ways it's very devastating like you. But that's lovely for me in truth.

I'm like, well, I've had that for, I, I, I, I've so many people and I, I deeply despise my own voice. I loathe it. But so many people have said that listening to my voice, I have a podcast, the Matt Walker podcast, shameless plug. Um, but they actually use it as a sleep aid. And in some ways it's very devastating like you. But that's lovely for me in truth.

I'm like, well, I've had that for, I, I, I, I've so many people and I, I deeply despise my own voice. I loathe it. But so many people have said that listening to my voice, I have a podcast, the Matt Walker podcast, shameless plug. Um, but they actually use it as a sleep aid. And in some ways it's very devastating like you. But that's lovely for me in truth.

And so I'm actually gonna start releasing an app that has sleep stories because people just kept slamming me. But do a sleep story. I don't care what it is, hot baths, whether it's meditation, whether it's journaling, whether it's listening to an audio book, whether it's yoga, whether it's light stretching, whether it's meditation, the goal is simple. Get your mind off itself.

And so I'm actually gonna start releasing an app that has sleep stories because people just kept slamming me. But do a sleep story. I don't care what it is, hot baths, whether it's meditation, whether it's journaling, whether it's listening to an audio book, whether it's yoga, whether it's light stretching, whether it's meditation, the goal is simple. Get your mind off itself.

And so I'm actually gonna start releasing an app that has sleep stories because people just kept slamming me. But do a sleep story. I don't care what it is, hot baths, whether it's meditation, whether it's journaling, whether it's listening to an audio book, whether it's yoga, whether it's light stretching, whether it's meditation, the goal is simple. Get your mind off itself.

That is the principle reason why most people are not getting the sleep that they need. Shut down that crazy person in between your ears? Correct. And sleep is like trying to remember someone's name. The harder that you try, the more you force it away. And when you stop trying, it comes back to you.

That is the principle reason why most people are not getting the sleep that they need. Shut down that crazy person in between your ears? Correct. And sleep is like trying to remember someone's name. The harder that you try, the more you force it away. And when you stop trying, it comes back to you.

That is the principle reason why most people are not getting the sleep that they need. Shut down that crazy person in between your ears? Correct. And sleep is like trying to remember someone's name. The harder that you try, the more you force it away. And when you stop trying, it comes back to you.

And I can't, I mean, another trick that I recommend people use, if you don't like meditation or any of that kind of stuff, it feels like a bit woo-woo, Just close your eyes and take yourself on a mental walk that you know with exquisite detail. So let's say I'm going to take the dog out for a walk. I clip him in. I open the door. I go down the steps.

And I can't, I mean, another trick that I recommend people use, if you don't like meditation or any of that kind of stuff, it feels like a bit woo-woo, Just close your eyes and take yourself on a mental walk that you know with exquisite detail. So let's say I'm going to take the dog out for a walk. I clip him in. I open the door. I go down the steps.