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Episode 140: Russell Foster - Sleep: The Most Important Thing You Do
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- Keep Talking
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- Jan 31, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 4013
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Summary
Russell Foster is a sleep expert, a professor of circadian neuroscience, a fellow of the Royal Society, and the author of Life Time . ------------ Book Dan to do an interview or a meeting ------------ Keep Talking Substack Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media and all episodes ------------ Support via Venmo Support on Substack Support on Patreon ------------ (00:00) Intro (00:55) Views on sleep through time (03:34) Why we have de-prioritized sleep (05:39) Where should sleep rank in our health priorities? (08:22) How do we know we're getting enough sleep? (11:59) The historic and current cost of sleep deprivation (17:44) Why does sleep exist? (21:53) What is happening biologically while people sleep? (27:59) Sleep and mental illness (38:09) What those with mental illness can do to stabilize their sleep (01:00:25) Sleep for new parents (01:03:35) How would a healthy society approach sleep?