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Personal Growth Series: Dr. William Dement on Healthy Sleep and Optimal Perfo...

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What it is

A Google Tech Talk by sleep researcher Dr. William Dement on healthy sleep and performance. He argues sleep debt must be repaid and describes the three characteristics of healthy sleep.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN has recommended it for years as the most useful and entertaining talk on sleep, often to people struggling with tiredness or productivity.

  • 6 people recommended it
  • 9 different months
  • 3 strong recommendations
  • first 2008, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “I'm going to bed at 11 and waking at 7 with excelent results.”

    Talk on healthy sleep that changed commenter's sleep habits.

    Deadsunrise, 2008-11 · Strong recommendation · in “Prolonged Partial Sleep Deprivation for a Job (The worst year of my life [so far])”

  2. “My favorite talk on Sleep by William Dement”

    Entertaining talk on sleep.

    smartbit, 2019-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Sleep quality and stress level matter more than languages or practices”

  3. “The source of information about this that I have found most useful is an hour long talk given by Dr. William Dement”

    Hour-long talk, most useful source on sleep found.

    m0llusk, 2022-07 · Strong recommendation · in “The effects of sleep debt”

  4. “I remember awesome Google Tech Talk about sleep that mentioned sleep debt requiring full repayment.”

    Sleep debt requires full repayment.

    bd, 2009-01 · Recommendation · in “Lack of sleep 'raises cold risk'”

  5. “Getting enough sleep? Definitely worth a watch”

    Sleep talk relevant to productivity.

    seanb, 2010-07 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Please, help me understand what I am doing wrong.”

  6. “There is a very informative talk on youtube [1] by Dr. William Dement, often referred to as the father of sleep study.”

    Talk by the father of sleep study.

    sgpl, 2013-04 · Recommendation · in “How much sleep do we really need to work productively?”

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Topics: sleep debt, sleep, productivity, william dement, health

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