Dr. Matthew Walker

And you've also got to ask yourself the question at some point, what is it that I want out of life? Because I think so often in life, the professional gun goes off and you're off into the rat race. And the thing is, even if you win the rat race, at the end of the day,

And you've also got to ask yourself the question at some point, what is it that I want out of life? Because I think so often in life, the professional gun goes off and you're off into the rat race. And the thing is, even if you win the rat race, at the end of the day,

you're still a rat so why not just stop and look up and firstly ask do i even want to be running in that direction and do i want to be this physiologically kind of distraught person by way of that run that this life is is enacting on me and that's what it was with and now being shortened as well and you're right precisely and also it's not just that we're going to live a shorter life

you're still a rat so why not just stop and look up and firstly ask do i even want to be running in that direction and do i want to be this physiologically kind of distraught person by way of that run that this life is is enacting on me and that's what it was with and now being shortened as well and you're right precisely and also it's not just that we're going to live a shorter life

you're still a rat so why not just stop and look up and firstly ask do i even want to be running in that direction and do i want to be this physiologically kind of distraught person by way of that run that this life is is enacting on me and that's what it was with and now being shortened as well and you're right precisely and also it's not just that we're going to live a shorter life

But that shorter life is going to be more likely filled with disease and sickness, which is not your lifespan, but your health span. And I think what you're describing is we do a large amount of work in sleep and mental health. And I would say that one of the most sensitive faculties that is...

But that shorter life is going to be more likely filled with disease and sickness, which is not your lifespan, but your health span. And I think what you're describing is we do a large amount of work in sleep and mental health. And I would say that one of the most sensitive faculties that is...

But that shorter life is going to be more likely filled with disease and sickness, which is not your lifespan, but your health span. And I think what you're describing is we do a large amount of work in sleep and mental health. And I would say that one of the most sensitive faculties that is...

that takes a nosedive like a dart into the ground when you are even sleep-shortened versus totally sleep-deprived is your mood and your emotional stability. And we understand all of the brain mechanisms as to why, but when you're getting sleep, a la the COVID experience, my guess is that you woke up and you are now dressed in a different set of psychological clothes.

that takes a nosedive like a dart into the ground when you are even sleep-shortened versus totally sleep-deprived is your mood and your emotional stability. And we understand all of the brain mechanisms as to why, but when you're getting sleep, a la the COVID experience, my guess is that you woke up and you are now dressed in a different set of psychological clothes.

that takes a nosedive like a dart into the ground when you are even sleep-shortened versus totally sleep-deprived is your mood and your emotional stability. And we understand all of the brain mechanisms as to why, but when you're getting sleep, a la the COVID experience, my guess is that you woke up and you are now dressed in a different set of psychological clothes.

And sleep is almost like a set of emotional windscreen wipers that it just adds the rose back into the tint of your life glasses every single day. And when you look, it's not necessarily, and we've done these studies, when you are underslept, it's not as though you slide down into the negative more and you experience negative things more negatively. You do somewhat. Right.

And sleep is almost like a set of emotional windscreen wipers that it just adds the rose back into the tint of your life glasses every single day. And when you look, it's not necessarily, and we've done these studies, when you are underslept, it's not as though you slide down into the negative more and you experience negative things more negatively. You do somewhat. Right.

And sleep is almost like a set of emotional windscreen wipers that it just adds the rose back into the tint of your life glasses every single day. And when you look, it's not necessarily, and we've done these studies, when you are underslept, it's not as though you slide down into the negative more and you experience negative things more negatively. You do somewhat. Right.

The main thing is that you lose the pleasurable feelings of normally pleasurable things. That's what we call anhedonia. Sleep-induced anhedonia. Correct. And anhedonia is the principal underlying feature of depression. And that's why we see such strong links between sleep.

The main thing is that you lose the pleasurable feelings of normally pleasurable things. That's what we call anhedonia. Sleep-induced anhedonia. Correct. And anhedonia is the principal underlying feature of depression. And that's why we see such strong links between sleep.

The main thing is that you lose the pleasurable feelings of normally pleasurable things. That's what we call anhedonia. Sleep-induced anhedonia. Correct. And anhedonia is the principal underlying feature of depression. And that's why we see such strong links between sleep.

In fact, in the past 20 years of studying, we have not been able to discover a single psychiatric condition in which sleep is normal. To me, that is one of the most, I think, demonstrable indications of this tenuous link between your sleep health and your mental health. They are so intertwined. And there's a lovely quote by an American entrepreneur, E. Joseph Kosman.

In fact, in the past 20 years of studying, we have not been able to discover a single psychiatric condition in which sleep is normal. To me, that is one of the most, I think, demonstrable indications of this tenuous link between your sleep health and your mental health. They are so intertwined. And there's a lovely quote by an American entrepreneur, E. Joseph Kosman.

In fact, in the past 20 years of studying, we have not been able to discover a single psychiatric condition in which sleep is normal. To me, that is one of the most, I think, demonstrable indications of this tenuous link between your sleep health and your mental health. They are so intertwined. And there's a lovely quote by an American entrepreneur, E. Joseph Kosman.