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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
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Quicker decision making and faster reaction times, here's how you sleep like an Olympian
Dr Cheri Mah is a sleep scientist and Professor at the Stanford Sleep Medicine Centre, specialising in the relationship between sleep and performance in elite athletes.
In this conversation, Dr Cheri and Steven discuss topics such as, the sleep hacks of elite athletes, the link between alcohol and bad sleep, how to hack naps, and how sleep can improve your sex life.
(0:00) Intro
(01:32) What do you do and why do you do it?
(03:55) Who do you work with?
(06:39) What are the misconceptions about sleep?
(10:19) Study that increases performance by 12%
(13:44) NBA players losing based on schedule
(16:36) Players who slept more sprinted faster
(18:22) Athletes who have changed their careers by focusing on sleep
(21:38) Where to start getting better sleep?
(22:51) Does sound/music hurt sleep quality?
(23:52) Does temperature matter?
(25:47) Food timing for better sleep
(28:42) The food to eat before bed that will destroy your sleep
(33:36) What to do for a racing mind?
(35:07) What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
(39:13) Emotional link to better sleep
(41:17) Perception change on the importance of sleep
(43:34) Cognitive performance and sleep
(47:22) Sleep debt and how it works
(51:55) Muscle memory and its connection to sleep
(53:48) What's a nappucino?
(55:18) Do naps work?
(56:52) Is the snooze button bad?
(59:43) Are there different chronotypes?
(01:02:19) Does school start too early for kids?
(01:03:55) What parents should know
(01:06:20) Sleeping travel tips
(01:10:46) Sleeping drugs
(01:13:34) Does sex before sleep hurt quality of sleep?
(01:15:07) What is the most popular question Cheri Mah gets asked?
(01:17:54) How common is sleep apnea?
(01:19:47) What excuses do we hear for prioritizing sleep?
(01:21:25) Sleep and injury proneness
(01:23:08) Waking up early makes Steven hungry
(01:25:05) Is waking up in the middle of the night normal?
(01:26:38) How much does alcohol affect my sleep?
(01:27:43) Guests last question
Follow Dr Cheri:
Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/9kmHGQ1DHLb
Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/9NTFNX3DHLb
Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes
My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook
You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb
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Dr Cheri Mah is a sleep scientist and Professor at the Stanford Sleep Medicine Centre, specialising in the relationship between sleep and performance in elite athletes.
In this conversation, Dr Cheri and Steven discuss topics such as, the sleep hacks of elite athletes, the link between alcohol and bad sleep, how to hack naps, and how sleep can improve your sex life.
(0:00) Intro
(01:32) What do you do and why do you do it?
(03:55) Who do you work with?
(06:39) What are the misconceptions about sleep?
(10:19) Study that increases performance by 12%
(13:44) NBA players losing based on schedule
(16:36) Players who slept more sprinted faster
(18:22) Athletes who have changed their careers by focusing on sleep
(21:38) Where to start getting better sleep?
(22:51) Does sound/music hurt sleep quality?
(23:52) Does temperature matter?
(25:47) Food timing for better sleep
(28:42) The food to eat before bed that will destroy your sleep
(33:36) What to do for a racing mind?
(35:07) What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
(39:13) Emotional link to better sleep
(41:17) Perception change on the importance of sleep
(43:34) Cognitive performance and sleep
(47:22) Sleep debt and how it works
(51:55) Muscle memory and its connection to sleep
(53:48) What's a nappucino?
(55:18) Do naps work?
(56:52) Is the snooze button bad?
(59:43) Are there different chronotypes?
(01:02:19) Does school start too early for kids?
(01:03:55) What parents should know
(01:06:20) Sleeping travel tips
(01:10:46) Sleeping drugs
(01:13:34) Does sex before sleep hurt quality of sleep?
(01:15:07) What is the most popular question Cheri Mah gets asked?
(01:17:54) How common is sleep apnea?
(01:19:47) What excuses do we hear for prioritizing sleep?
(01:21:25) Sleep and injury proneness
(01:23:08) Waking up early makes Steven hungry
(01:25:05) Is waking up in the middle of the night normal?
(01:26:38) How much does alcohol affect my sleep?
(01:27:43) Guests last question
Follow Dr Cheri:
Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/9kmHGQ1DHLb
Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/9NTFNX3DHLb
Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes
My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook
You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb
Follow me:
https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Continue reading...