New Book: 'Make Sleep Your Superpower'
My new ebook, available for preorder now, debunks sleep myths and lays out a strategy for more efficient, rejuvenating sleep, for greater health, happiness and productivity.
This is a special announcement to my email subscribers: My new ebook, Make Sleep Your Superpower, is now available for preorder on Amazon at an introductory price. You can reserve a copy here, to be delivered to your Kindle device or app Nov. 1 when the ebook publishes. Below is a preview:
Sleep is the most underrated activity that affects physical well-being, energy level, mood, memory and thinking skills. Good sleep puts you in charge of your emotions, your actions and reactions, your productivity, your entire day.
Whether you’re a college student, an entrepreneur, an athlete, an artist, a parent, a teacher, a 9–5 worker or a 5–9 workaholic, a Millennial or a Boomer, improving your sleep will make you better at everything you do.
Better sleep can be your superpower.
However, much of what you hear about sleep is wrong or misguided. Pharmaceutical companies and others who make money off the myths want you to think we’re all sleep-deprived zombies, that snoring is always a bad sign, that older people can’t sleep well, and that drugs or expensive devices are the best and only solutions.
In plain language, I debunk these and other common sleep myths and misconceptions in a breakthrough book that reveals the important lifestyle factors behind a good night’s sleep, and how anyone can develop a simple and effective strategy to improve sleep quality and feel better every day. You will come to realize that just like your job, your relationships and other important things in life, good sleep deserves a little intention and effort.
You’ll learn practical, doable, science-based strategies for falling asleep faster, sleeping more soundly, and sleeping efficiently, especially in the most restorative and rejuvenating stages of sleep — without wasting time staring at the ceiling.
Part 1 demonstrates the importance of sleep and the remarkable clean-up and repair work done to your brain and body — if you sleep effectively.
Part 2 digs deep into the elements of efficient and effective sleep, and introduces a novel questionnaire to determine your Sleep Score, a benchmark from which you can measure improvement.
Part 3 reveals the many ways sleep can be degraded by outside forces and, often, the stupid things we do. You’ll meet your kryptonite — the behaviors and conditions that thwart good sleep and prevent you from living your best life.
Part 4 lays out 20 specific science-backed sleep tactics, concluding with sleep experts revealing how well or poorly they sleep, and what tactics they employ.
Part 5 lays out exactly how to launch a sleep strategy and stick to it, including introduction of the 3x3 Sleep Challenge to jumpstart your measurable progress toward better nights and better days.
Praise for Make Sleep Your Superpower
An advance copy of the book has been provided to a few individuals, and I’m humbled by their reactions. Among them:
“As a sleep enthusiast—and a longtime fan of Robert Roy Britt’s writing—I couldn’t be more pleased that this book exists. When it comes to writing that clearly applies science to our everyday lives, Britt is among the greats. The way he writes about sleep here is so thoughtful, interesting, actionable, and potentially life-changing. Read it, study it, and share it with the ‘I’ll sleep when I'm dead’ people in your life.”
—Amy Shearn, award-winning author of Unseen City and other novels
“Sleep is arguably the most important health behavior, due to its primal responsibility in regulating physiological repair and recuperation processes. In this fascinating read, Rob Britt taps into contemporary empirical research to explore the value of sleep and how it can help people unlock a healthier lifestyle.”
—Dane McCarrick, PhD, a researcher in the Laboratory for Stress & Health Research at the University of Leeds in England, a graduate member of the British Psychological Society, and a fellow at the Higher Education Academy
“We spend a third of our adult lives trying to sleep. Many of us are doing it badly. There’s a better way—and Rob Britt has found it. He’s taken the best that science has to offer us and laid out a reasonable, thoughtful and refreshing path toward a good night’s sleep that will make us healthier, happier and more productive. Read Rob’s book. Learn how you can make sleep a superpower. And always remember: Better nights equal better days.”
—Jeff Nesbit, author of This Is the Way the World Ends and Poison Tea
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