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Simple ways to improve your sleep immediately (without a 37 step protocol)

@zakjensen

In a world of 8Sleep mattresses and Brian Johnson boners, sleep has never been more talked about.

While hearing about biohackers measuring their nighttime erections might turn you away from optimizing sleep, we cannot deny just how important it is.

Sleep is crucial. Even when we were being chased by saber-toothed tigers, we still slept. Yeah, perhaps some of us are more night owls and the rest of us are more early birds but it doesn’t change the fact that sleep is essential to the human being - especially if you care about being your best self.

Don’t get me wrong - you can redline sleep for a short period of time when the occasion calls for it. There may be seasons of your life that call for sleep to be secondary. It’s a calculated risk. I get it. Men used to go to war and our bodies are more resilient than we think. You can tap this reserve for a few weeks where you’re essentially “spending” all this health you’ve accumulated.

But… why would you ever regularly deprive yourself of sleep just for a few extra hours of consciousness? It doesn’t make sense. All you’re doing is degrading the quality of those very hours you’re living.

Getting consistent, good quality sleep is one of the most productive things you can do. It has a tangible impact that you will feel in every area of your life. You’ll achieve more than you could possibly fathom. You’ll wake up with a larger reservoir of energy. You’ll be able to exert yourself both physically and mentally at levels your potential deserves.

But the question is…

In a world of sleep scores and endless gamified ways to improve your sleep, what do you even trust?