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212. The Economics of Sleep, Part 2

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4.632K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2015

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

People who sleep better earn more money. Now all we have to do is teach everyone to sleep better.

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0:00.0

So are you saying right here and right now that you vow from today going forward for one

0:09.8

week that you're going to do what, that you're going to put all your screens outside of

0:13.4

the bedroom at a certain time, let's say, is that what you're...

0:15.9

Absolutely.

0:17.8

On last week's show, the economics of Sleep Part One, we talked to Lauren Hale, she's a

0:22.8

Sleep Researcher at Stony Brook University.

0:25.2

She told us that if you want to sleep well, you should avoid all screens for half an hour

0:29.3

before going to bed.

0:30.6

And yet, she doesn't.

0:32.7

I admit I used screens at bedtime.

0:34.9

I should not, but screens are enticing and relaxing.

0:40.4

But she promised to give it a try.

0:42.0

For one week, she would not look at a single screen, no TV, no computer, and a smartphone

0:48.6

between nine at night and seven in the morning.

0:51.7

The real challenge is try it for a week and see if you feel better if you're sleeping

0:55.8

more if you're going to bed earlier and see how you feel.

1:00.9

So how did it go?

1:02.9

It went great.

1:03.9

I was shocked at how many times I wanted to check my phone, turn on the TV, go to the

1:10.4

computer, any number of screens as they were all yelling out to me, but I held back and

1:16.6

I slept so much better.

1:18.7

I can hardly believe it.

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