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A review by tshrope
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker
4.0
Lots of excellent information about the importance of sleep. Covers everything from sleep effecting our mental and physical health, to our ability to earn more money and be more more successful as individuals and businesses. Walker truly tries to hit every aspect of everyone's life to show how sleep effects it. It's an important book that could benefit all who read it.
My warning is, like any Passionate advocate (aka Zealot) of a particular theory they will only talk about studies and give anecdotal stories that support their theory (think confirmation bias). When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail. I have seen this in other books about diet and exercise as well; books about the evils of sugar and wheat etc. will tell you how they effect every aspect of your life as well. Walker sites studies he has done as evidence, but does not mention if these same studies have been replicated by other scientists with the same results. He barely mentions genetics and the fact that no matter how much sleep you get it will not ward off diseases that are passed down genetically. So you need to take some of his claims with a grain of salt.
Overall Walker absolutely makes a strong case why sleep is the foundation to good health, and everyone who reads this will benefit. I have already made a concerted effort to get more sleep each night having read this.
My warning is, like any Passionate advocate (aka Zealot) of a particular theory they will only talk about studies and give anecdotal stories that support their theory (think confirmation bias). When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail. I have seen this in other books about diet and exercise as well; books about the evils of sugar and wheat etc. will tell you how they effect every aspect of your life as well. Walker sites studies he has done as evidence, but does not mention if these same studies have been replicated by other scientists with the same results. He barely mentions genetics and the fact that no matter how much sleep you get it will not ward off diseases that are passed down genetically. So you need to take some of his claims with a grain of salt.
Overall Walker absolutely makes a strong case why sleep is the foundation to good health, and everyone who reads this will benefit. I have already made a concerted effort to get more sleep each night having read this.