Merijn van de Laar

How to Sleep Like a Caveman (eBook, ePUB)

Ancient Wisdom for a Better Night's Rest

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Sapiens meets Why We Sleep in an evolutionary romp through the science of sleepand how we can get better restby one of the world's leading sleep scientists.

We spend roughly a third of our lives in bed, but for millions of us, not all of that time is spent sleeping. We strive for eight hours per night, only to lie awake thanks to stress, our ever-present devices, a new baby, or that 4pm coffee you thought you needed.

As sleep scientist and recovering insomniac Merijn van de Laar shows, we're hardly the first to experience this. When homo sapiens evolved hundreds of thousands of years ago, when saber-toothed tigers were their biggest nighttime worry, wakefulness served to protect one's tribe at night. Research shows these episodic sleep patterns even gave our ancestors an evolutionary advantage. We can look to their example for guidance in improving our sleep health, too: how our sleep patterns change as we age, the benefits of communal sleep, the importance of environmental factors such as temperature and light. While our myriad gadgets may distinguish us from early humans, understanding the ways our brains evolved to rest can chart the course toward a better night's sleep.

Drawing from emerging science, archeological research into our ancestors' habits, and close observation of contemporary hunter-gatherer cultures, How to Sleep Like a Caveman explains everything from why we sometimes jerk awake at nightlikely a remnant of having slept in treesto why our efforts to optimize our sleep schedules might just be a fool's errand. The result is a surprising, accessible new framework for thinking about sleepthe way we were designed to.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780063430211
• Artikelnr.: 72271142

Autorenporträt

Dr. Merijn van de Laar is a sleep scientist and psychologist with years of experience treating sleep disorders. He lives in the Netherlands. How to Sleep Like a Caveman is his first book, and has been translated into twenty-one languages.

Rezensionen

"How to Sleep Like a Caveman is a fascinating look at the evolution of sleep, chock-full of useful insight into how we can harness those basic principles to improve our sleep in modern times. Its no-nonsense approach helps us distinguish sleep hype from real science-essential guidance in a world where we overthink this most basic of bodily functions." - Dr. Shelby Harris, author of The Women's Guide to Overcoming Insomnia

"Brilliant. . .what I love about this book is that for problem sleepers it is a relaxing and reassuring read." - Simon Mundie, author of Champion Thinking

"Through in-depth research into the nighttime habits of our prehistoric ancestors, psychologist and sleep scientist Dr Merijn van de Laar has helped thousands of insomniacs rediscover the joys of a good night's sleep. And he can transform your sleeping habits in just 21 days." - Daily Express (London)

"How to Sleep Like a Caveman is a fascinating look at the evolution of sleep, chock-full of useful insight into how we can harness those basic principles to improve our sleep in modern times. Its no-nonsense approach helps us distinguish sleep hype from real science-essential guidance in a world where we overthink this most basic of bodily functions." - Dr. Shelby Harris, author of The Women's Guide to Overcoming Insomnia

"Brilliant. . .what I love about this book is that for problem sleepers it is a relaxing and reassuring read." - Simon Mundie, author of Champion Thinking

"Through in-depth research into the nighttime habits of our prehistoric ancestors, psychologist and sleep scientist Dr Merijn van de Laar has helped thousands of insomniacs rediscover the joys of a good night's sleep. And he can transform your sleeping habits in just 21 days." - Daily Express (London)