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9 Best Articles in 2021

LessWrong

100 Tips for a Better Life

LessWrong
10 min read · 2020-12-23 · The other day I made an advice thread based on Jacobian’s from last year! If you know a source for one of these, shout and I’ll edit it in. Possessions 1 .If you want to find out about people’s…
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Are you on the fence about breaking up or leaving your job? You should probably go ahead and do it. People, on average, end up happier when they take the plung
Discipline is superior to motivation. The former can be trained, the latter is fleeting. You won’t be able to accomplish great things if you’re only relying on motivation. 
Compliment people more. Many people have trouble thinking of themselves as smart, or pretty, or kind, unless told by someone else. You can help them out. 
NPR

Just Move: Scientist Author Debunks Myths About Exercise And Sleep

NPR
8 min read · Jan 21st · Paleoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman says the concept of "getting exercise" is relatively new. His new book, Exercised, examines why we run, lift and walk for a workout, when our ancestors didn't.
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Ness Labs

The psychology of revenge bedtime procrastination

Ness Labs
4 min read · Jun 28th · Have you ever come home after a long day at work, with a narrow window of time to eat, shower, and go to bed, but decided to carve out some leisure time at the expense of your sleep? This is called…
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Revenge bedtime procrastination is harmful to your physical and mental health. Staying up a bit later to carve out some leisure time may feel good in the short-term, but will lead to some pretty worrisome negative effects in the long-term. It’s okay if we slip from time to time, but breaking this pernicious habit will result in a healthier, more balanced life.
Bedtime procrastination becomes revenge bedtime procrastination when the decision to delay sleep is in response to a lack of free time earlier in the day
sciencefocus.com

Sleep and your health: Everything you need to know

sciencefocus.com
~12 min read · Jun 12th · Our 24/7 society seems to be slowly robbing us of our slumber, but at what cost? Sleep expert, professor of neuroscience and author of Why we sleep Dr Matthew Walker explores all the ways sleep can…
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Dreaming is the only time when our brain is completely devoid of the stress-related molecule called noradrenaline (the sister chemical of adrenaline). At the same time, key emotional- and memory-related structures of the brain are reactivated during REM sleep as we dream. During the act of dreaming, we are therefore able to reactivate emotional memories in a brain that’s free of this key stress chemical. As a result, we get the chance to re-process upsetting memories in a safer, calmer environment.
The Atlantic

How to Sleep

The Atlantic
20+ min read · From 2016 ·  Not getting enough sleep can have serious consequences, but people’s lifestyles often show a worrying disregard for the human body’s natural wake/sleep patterns. In this informative and entertaining article, health media guru and senior editor at The Atlantic James Hamblin, MD, looks at people’s paradoxical relationship to sleep and explains the physical and mental effects of their attempts to meddle with their body’s natural rhythms. getAbstract recommends this article to anyone looking to understand what happens to the brain and body when sleep proves elusive.
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TIME

Why Do We Dream? A New Theory on How It Protects Our Brains

TIME
8 min read · 2020-12-30
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we refer to the brain’s plasticity as “livewiring” to spotlight how this vast system of 86 billion neurons and 0.2 quadrillion connections rewires itself every moment of your life.
our loss of a sense is only temporary, then the rapid conquest of brain territory may not be so helpful. And this, we propose, is why we dream.
blind and sighted people alike experience activity in the same region of their brain during dreams; they differ only in the senses that are processed there.
The Guardian

The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life: the new sleep science

The Guardian
~16 min read · From 2017 · Leading neuroscientist Matthew Walker on why sleep deprivation is increasing our risk of cancer, heart attack and Alzheimer’s – and what you can do about it
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Psychology Today

Can't Sleep? Try These 6 Lesser Known Sleep Tips

Psychology Today
4 min read · Sep 4th · Hopefully, the most practical sleep article you'll ever read.
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Many people need a few hours of relaxation between when they finish their responsibilities for the night and when they go to sleep.
Instead of over-focusing on what you do right before bed, think about a point earlier in the evening.
Any routine you set at any point of your day will typically flow onto better routines later in the day.
The Hill

Even one night of sleep loss affects mental, physical health, according to a new study

The Hill
2 min read · Jul 7th · Participants experienced symptoms like angry and nervous feelings, as well as body aches and upper respiratory problems.
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“However, results from this study show that having just one night of sleep loss can significantly impair your daily functioning.”
When Lee looked at data across consecutive days of sleep loss, the mental and physical symptoms stayed elevated and didn’t return to baseline levels unless the participants had a night of sleep that lasted more than six hours. The biggest increase in symptoms was after the first night of sleep loss, and the rate slowed with additional days of sleep loss.
This suggests that putting effort into breaking a cycle of bad sleep would be better for overall health than pushing it to the weekend

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Intimate data: can a person who tracks their steps, sleep and food ever truly be free?

The Guardian
9 min read · Oct 5th · Big tech now encourages us to monitor everything from our heart rate to our glucose levels via smartphones and watches. How much privacy have we lost to the promise of self improvement - and is it…
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In January, Flo agreed to a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission after it had been exposed for sharing health data – including users’ period timings and declared intention to conceive within the app – with advertising tech companies including Facebook. Flo had not given users an opt-out for such sharing, something it has now agreed to do as part of the settlement.
glucose responses to food can guide someone towards healthier eating as part of a bigger picture. “But the worrying thing is, if you became obsessed with it, you could reduce your glycemic variability [blood-sugar spikes] while eating bacon and eggs every day and your fat response would be all over the place.”
Inc.

How the 3-3-1 Rule Can Help You Fall Asleep Quickly — and Reduce Anxiety

Inc.
2 min read · Oct 9th · Sleep is key to productivity -- but it also helps calm chronic anxiety. I've found a series of simple tactics that almost assures a good night's sleep (while reducing angst).
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TED Talks

Sleep is your superpower

TED Talks
Oct 17th · Sleep is your life-support system and Mother Nature's best effort yet at immortality, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. In this deep dive into the science of slumber, Walker shares the wonderfully good things that happen when you get sleep -- and the alarmingly bad things that happen when you don't.
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Nautilus Magazine

Why These Children Fell into Endless Sleep

Nautilus Magazine
~12 min read · Sep 23rd · I had barely stepped foot over the threshold and I already felt claustrophobic. I wanted to turn back. People shuffled into the room…
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