Dr. Matt Walker: Using Sleep to Improve Learning, Creativity & Memory | Huberman Lab Guest Series

This is episode 4 of a 6-part special series on sleep with Dr. Matthew Walker, Ph.D., a professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of the best-selling book "Why We Sleep." In this episode, we discuss the relationship between sleep, learning and creativity.
We explain why and how sleep before and after a learning bout can improve memory and performance for both cognitive tasks and physical skills. We also discuss how to use time learning and sleep, how to use naps, non-sleep deep rest states, and caffeine to optimize learning, and the mechanisms for sleep and memory consolidation.
We also explain the critical role that sleep plays in creativity and one's ability to discover novel solutions to challenges and problems.
This episode is filled with actionable information on using sleep to enhance skill learning and improve memory and creativity.
The next episode in this guest series explains how sleep benefits emotional regulation and mental health.
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Sleep & Learning
00:00:59 Sponsors: Helix Sleep, Whoop & Waking Up
00:05:48 Learning, Memory & Sleep
00:09:32 Memory & Sleep, “All-Nighters”, Hippocampus
00:13:46 Naps & Learning Capacity
00:16:59 Early School Start Times, Performance & Accidents
00:26:38 Medical Residency & Sleep Deprivation
00:29:35 Sponsor: AG1
00:30:49 Tool: Sleep Before Learning; Cramming Effect
00:35:09 Tools: Caffeine; Timing Peak Learning; “Second Wind”
00:44:25 Memory Consolidation in Sleep
00:55:07 Sleepwalking & Talking; REM-Sleep Behavioral Disorder
01:00:16 REM Sleep Paralysis, Alcohol, Stress
01:07:41 Sponsor: InsideTracker
01:08:46 Skills, Motor Learning & Sleep
01:17:03 Tool: Timing Sleep & Learning, Skill Enhancement
01:20:00 Naps; Specificity & Memory Consolidation, Sleep Spindles
01:27:21 Sleep, Motor Learning & Athletes; Automaticity
01:34:10 Can Learning Improve Sleep?
01:39:13 Tool: Exercise to Improve Sleep; Performance, Injury & Motivation
01:44:38 Pillars of Health; Dieting & Sleep Deprivation
01:49:35 Performance & Poor Sleep, Belief Effects, “Orthosomnia”
01:57:03 “Overnight Alchemy”, Sleep & Novel Memory Linking
02:05:58 Sleep & Creativity
02:11:09 Tools: Waking & Technology; Naps; “Sleep on a Problem”
02:20:51 Creative Insight & Sleep
02:26:18 Zero-Cost Support, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, KZbin Feedback, Momentous, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
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[@JonBLodi]

Dr. Walker has repeatedly been saying, "You should wake up feeling refreshed." After realizing I wake up every day feeling groggy, his statement finally sunk in. The last few days I've gone to bed just 30 minutes earlier and I have, indeed, been waking up feeling refreshed. I can actually concentrate for much longer on my work now. THANK YOU BOTH for this series!

[@haileynichelle8343]

I'm going to try that! Thanks and good for you 🎉

[@brunodangelo1146]

You might not have that much control of at what time you get up, but you definitely can control at what time you go to bed. Super intelligent decision going to bed 30 minutes earlier, enjoy the free brainpower!

[@JonBLodi]

@@brunodangelo1146 Agreed! I'm not losing 30 minutes of valuable work time, I'm gaining more than 8 hours of more focused work time the next day.

[@Gigi-nv5ev]

I agree!! So happy for you!! We may not want to retreat earlier, but we need to! ✨🌟✨

[@dzingunyte]

i wish all people could communicate in this calm polite manner as these two human beings. fantastic info, thank you

[@OutperformMP]

Sleep is so underrated. This should be a wake up call of how critical sleep is for all aspects of life. Master your sleep and you'll get ahead of 99% of people. Amazing episode!

[@preetibaguette]

Prof Huberman, because of your talks I have learnt to wake up every morning with hope. I can't thank you enough.🙏

[@Taliatekito]

Can’t tell if it’s ironic that I listen to Matt Walker to fall asleep to. His low croak is the right soothing sound for me.

[@whitneytran7027]

Dude, Matthew Walker is a Poet Scientist , no cap. The Einstein bit, traveling back in time, the delivery - chef's kiss

[@melovil9199]

And his voice is superb

[@nathantrujillo471]

Can you time stamp I missed it I think

[@throughagardenlens]

Well, it’s happened again. I started watching this podcast with the intent of watching for a few minutes then come back to it later, but 45 minutes into it I’m still standing here unable to walk away. This happens every time a new podcast comes out. So much information, so clearly presented, so vital for our everyday life. Clearly you have a gift to make this information so accessible and interesting so thank you for that. And my 70-year-old sleep deprived brain is particularly interested in this series. I already see improvements in my sleep so thank you for that too.

[@Angeliquuue]

Matt Walker is amazing. He speaks poetically and gives wonderful examples. Love him! Thank you both for this amazing sleep series. I am excited for the next episode!

[@michaelgarzon6945]

-"Dr. Walker". +"Dr. Huberman". I mean, that was like the shortest, easiest, most honest way to mutually show respect to each other. Such classy gentlemen. Thank you.

[@georgerichards6629]

Can we now PLEASE have an episode on lucid dreaming!

[@melovil9199]

Second to this @Andrew Huberman

[@Noah-xn5th]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

[@haileynichelle8343]

NO ONE should be working 16-30 hour shifts, let alone people in charge of saving human lives... for both their sake and the sake of others.

[@Addeatt]

I've looked forward to every single episode in this series since the first. I truly can't elucidate how much this knowledge has helped me. I've been feeling fantastic. My appreciation is off the charts! Thank you.

[@Sara.T.N.]

Pillars of Health!(01:44:38)👍 What are the six things that make the greatest contribution to good health? 1) Sleep? Yes, got it. Including sunlight and darkness? 2) Good nutrition? and 3) Movement? Most people would probably agree. 4) Social connection - relationship to others? 5) Thoughts - relationship to one self? I'm so glad that you, Dr. Huberman, have made episodes on mental health, meditation and science of gratitude. 6) Environment? e.g. coping with heat waves, air pollution (PM2.5 etc.), spending time in nature (podcast AMA #10), and vitamin D from sunlight. I mean, the environment is different if you live in Bel Air or in downtown Los Angeles, or in the area of Death Valley, CA. The environment you live in will affect your health. Maybe a seventh category could be added: society? Things that also matter are availability of clean water, health care, education, work to make a living, and so on. There are differences between living in Tijuana in Mexico and living in Aspen, CO. I got the inspiration to write the questions and the six categories above, after having read the book "Halsogatan" by Dr Anders Wallensten, MD. (This book was published in 2020, and is not in english.) In the country where I live we have our own "local Dr Hubermans". One of them is Dr Wallensten, and I think the most famous one is Dr Anders Hansen (author of "The Attention Fix" (2023) and other books).

[@lawrencekirchheimer734]

Mindset is the key because it controls the body.

[@Daniel-jh1np]

The episode nobody suggests but all secretly want: Matt Walker and Jocko Willink

[@InnerStrengthVarun]

Sounds like my bed is the ultimate classroom!

[@yashtapase3821]

Huge ❤ from 19YO student of yours ❤from india 🇮🇳 andrew huberman sir 🙌

[@mommybreakdown]

I have never paid this much attention to sleep in my life, but I’m here for it. If I could just get all of my obligations on board to follow this. 😆 I am making changes though. Thanks, Dr. Huberman!

[@mommybreakdown]

“We are failing our children with early school start times.” 🥺 This is huge, and thank you for fighting for this Dr. Walker. This, as well as daylight savings time, need to change.

[@EclecticWizard6]

I have been struggling with sleep literally since before I was born (according to mom I was very active at night during pregnancy). I have a terrible memory and don't remember much of my life in any type of linear fashion and have alot of trouble focusing. Last night was a rare night I got a bit over 7 hours and I feel amazing. Still haven't been able to cure my insomnia but these conversations are an invaluable resource and great motivation to keep trying. Thank you Matt and Andrew!

[@frankiieg7708]

Dr Matthew Walker is truly an intellectual artist within his field. Always pushing forward and creating new perpectives on sleep as we know it. Also hats off to Dr Andrew Huberman for providing us with eternal knowledge consistenly and constantly. 🎉

[@kamaldhillon8223]

Dr walker’s explanation technique is superb. Very well explained.

[@Ansh-0001]

Most importantly all this stuff for free ❤ providing great information

[@lisasawyer2303]

Loved the episode, fascinating stuff! But I have to say: I'm french and I've never heard 'sleeping with a problem'.. what we do say is 'la nuit porte conseil ' which loosely translates to 'night brings counsel or advice' and I personally think that's beautiful 😊

[@diane6154]

I have taught music for over 60 years. Decades ago I found that when students who had spent hours working on a difficult passage without accomplishment stopped working and returned to the piano/organ again after an interval of sleep, they were able to play the passage with ease. There are many other very interesting and dependably regular occurrences in the study of music. As both student and teacher of classical organ, I have had the unique opportunity of realizing the extended components, idiosyncrasies and benefits involved in brain/muscle/music synchronization. There is yet much to be learned in music/brain connection.

[@lambertyoga1087]

Id be interested to see how a nap compares to 30 minutes of meditation or even sleep to 1 hour of meditation. Being able to relax deeply after high effort appears to be the key to most health benefits

[@StineNielsen-lf1es]

Thanks for 4 insightful podcasts about sleep. A wish In number 5 or 6 talk about mouthbreathing, a huge worldwide epidemic that leads to bad sleep, sleep apnea, snoring, etc. and how this can negatively affect sleep stages. Protocols to avoid mouthbreathing. For example, sleep tape. If there is insufficient evidence for it, it could be the message… 🙏

[@shawnlebrato4960]

Dr. Huberman, I think you should not compare yourself to anyone else and whatever pressure has been put on you over these past years as you have grown, I pray that they go away. You are saving humanity and bringing together so much information that we would not be able to grasp without your guidance along the way. You are a one of the great ones in history, over all the extremists, because you literally help put it all together and use the examples in such a way that they can be applied with a non-trampling method. You are a modern-day hero and are changing the face of humanity with an unwavering impact that is genuine and filled with personal grit we all can agree on. Thank you bro, God Bless your life! (you have changed my life and I pass on what I can)

[@harrykrinelos13]

Professor HUBERMAN. Excellent questions, bringing the best information forward in such depth and detail. Patience timing always Excellent interactions.

[@SurajPoudelHarion]

I have a few comments. 1) Rate of Respiration and sleep: I have been observing my 10 months old son (of course, since I started listening to this series) and I fell that there is a connection between rate of respiration and different stages of sleep. If memory reply and different stages of sleep can regulate rate of respiration, then rate of respiration could also help us be in different brain frequency (during meditation). I think there is some connection between different stages of sleep and rate of respiration.

[@FoursWithin]

Interesting observations. Pretty sure the ideal or average respiration rates are different for toddlers, young child, teens and adults. And also such differences for "standard" brain oscillation rhythms. Which is supposedly part of the reason children can learn so much easier than the average adult.

[@AndiAlexander1]

Related to the pianist, I am an opera singer, and the process for learning a role is very organized. I learn a new part of the role, then sing through the entire role including the part I just learned, then I sleep. The next day, not only do I know what I practiced better, but I seem to have a head start on the parts I haven’t yet learned, but had only listened to in a casual way previously.

[@DSundberg]

Sleep is my favorite thing, especially a Saturday afternoon nap!

[@act2vate]

I’m all ears! Thank you both

[@janineclaassens9019]

You guys should do an episode specifically for peri and menopausal women. Hoe sleep affects them. How things change duration menses etc.

[@alangello5]

Absolutely agree. And please incorporate the role of resonance , or brain wave resonance, or alignment, in this talk. Fascinating

[@michele0324]

I've listened to each episode in this series about sleep, implemented some of the protocols and have seen an improvement in my sleep for the first time in 29 years. Thank you both!

[@lgthorpe]

Listened to all 4. Absolutely my favourite so far. Can't wait for the next 2 to drop.

[@adelineellen]

I’m loving this series so much Both of these men’s voices to me are so safe and awesome

[@dm_podcast_takeways]

Matt knows his stuff very well

[@notinservice3724]

another good speaker is the "critical drinker" for another smart guy

[@joe_zupko]

Love his analogies for teaching haha emails, usb sticks... makes it much easier to follow

[@DrYouMrTube]

Instant like, one of my fav series. The speaker isn't selling garbage and giving real world info openly, without the "buy my book for more more..."

[@haileynichelle8343]

DR. WALKER❤ Yes! We should end early start times for good. Makes so much more sense, and students will end up healthier, smarter, and happier.

[@Gigi-nv5ev]

This well-presented and detailed presentation is making my brain grow!! How I love learning from these two stellar scientists!

[@olgazavilohhina6854]

¡Hola Profe!"Утро вечера мудренее!" No romance in this Russian proverb, but definitely a lot of wisdom. Thank You for all Your hard work and care for all of us.

[@arronhandschumacher3438]

Matt walker’s glow up from JRE to this interview, astounding

[@mohammademaditaj9479]

i,m doing the 20mins nap protocol since last episode, i cant describe how incredible it is, even when i think i have not fall asleep and my alaram tings , i,m refreshed

[@user-hu9zy9tb4u]

This series continues to delight. I was particularly interested in the reference Dr Walker made to people carrying out, what could be regarded as 'awake' activities while sleeping. I read an interesting article 'Confessions of a Sleepwalker by Decca Aitkenhead in the Sunday Times (London) just this Sunday past (April 21) which discussed the author's experience with non-REM parasomnia. He references Prof Guy Leschziner , a consultant neurologist at Guy's and St Thomas who runs a leading sleep clinic in the UK, who recounted the story of a lady who rode her motorbike in her sleep. I believe some have used this extraordinary condition to defend murder charges. What we do in our sleep is so interesting! One thing I would like to take issue with, however, is that 'concretizing' is not a real word Dr Walker. You may have been playing that well known game 'who can get the most ridiculous word into this podcast/meeting' with Dr Huberman, but made up words do not count - so no points for you. Also, Dr Huberman, you are looking exhausted, please take some time to yourself...we need you fighting fit to do what you do so well. Thanks again gents, smashing podcast.

[@yasmanz]

Thank you for this series! I have improved my sleep a lot in last couple weeks by using tennis-ball-in-tshirt method. I feel so much better now!

[@laneythelame]

What a time to be alive, to have this information readily available, I will be putting all advice into practice, thank u prof 😊

[@nancyrich7952]

Another aspect of sleep preparation is posture. Many years ago, I could not seem to get comfortable enough to sleep and asked my yoga instructor how to lie down in the best way to promote relaxation. Finally I found an answer in the work of Esther Goklhale and her concept of stretch lying. It has made a huge difference…n

[@BikenLive]

These two gentlemen are profoundly inspiring ❤🎉🧠✍️⭐️👌👨‍🏫🙏

[@jaclynross1435]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! ❤

[@lifeofzod0328]

Huberman I’ve been following you for a while now from delaying caffeine, cold exposure, sunlight when waking and focusing on sleep it’s helped me tremendously thank you for everything you do.

[@Sky10811]

i stopped coffee completely amd switch to a good tea with milk (no sugar, obviously) every morning. feeling soo much better

[@lawrencekirchheimer734]

Another great opportunity you provided me to advance in memory skills, Thank you Mr Huberman

[@noelkitonga]

Thank you for doing this Andrew, you are the greatest to ever do this.

[@joekarboski568]

Thank you for recommending “On the Move” in one of your earlier podcasts. Sacks was a fascinating character. A memoir unlike another. Best!

[@egograf]

Just for your knowledge, in french we can say « la nuit porte conseil », wich could translate to « night carries advice » and meaning « sleep carries advice » wich complete nicely all the benefits of sleep you’ve been listing. Thank you so much for your work.

[@TaniaEstes]

I wish Matt would rally for getting rid of daylight stupid time in California as well!!!

[@michelleconn805]

Professor Huberman I adore you, I love listening and watching you talk absolutely charming,smart, beautiful man❤ thank you for the interesting podcast you're awesome 💖

[@tedmahachi]

Andrew not interjecting, game changer! Man, l love this channel. Let’s talk about sleep forever!

[@smile645]

For me it's not that I wake up in REM sleep paralysis, but rather upon awakening at night and trying to fall back to sleep (which always happens after 4,5 hours of sleep) after having trouble falling back to sleep oftentimes. If somehow I'm falling asleep after being awake for a longer period of time (+/- 1-2 hours) I'm FULLY aware of it which wakes me up again. I experience all of the hypnagogic phenomena and feeling those electric like sensations throughout my body and the ear deafening sound, as if something in my brain is going in overdrive. I need to be fully calm and imagine myself leaving my body to force myself into sleep, which regularly succeeds after 2-3 tries. Because I'm in a lucid state I need to proactively stay calm in my dream to be asleep which lasts only like 1-2 minutes on the first successful try. The problem is that once this happens it's the only way to sleep for the rest of the night, as I will have lost the ability to enter sleep unconscious. The more I successfully enter this forced lucid REM state, the easier it gets to re-enter it and extend the duration each time until my alarm goes off. The sleep is not really restful, but better then nothing. The weird thing for me is that leaving my body always results in entering a shadowy version of reality that is often times very empty of people and feels very strange, like I'm a ghost in an abandoned reality (I nicknamed it the shadow realm lol). Maybe when I'm in a later stage of this the dreams get a bit more vivid with more people in it. I'm awaiting my sleep study to see if there is an underlying condition that makes it more likely I experience this. When this phenomenon doesn't happen and I'm able to fall back to sleep relatively quickly upon awakening I will still experience fragmented sleep, usually awakening 3-5 times more, always when I'm in REM sleep. Any thoughts on this? Does anyone experience something similar? I'm diagnosed with ADHD, which already heightens the chance of sleeping poorly.

[@StoriesWithGR]

1. I would love to hear Dr. Huberman's and Dr. Matt Walker's advice on the following 2. I need to get up earlier than my usual wakeup time, what is the optimal protocol for this, maybe using a consumer sleep tracker? 3. What is the effect of NSDR, Hatha Yoga, Weight Training, Meditation on sleep? 4. Due to social (raising a family) or work commitments (international shifts etc) if one cannot get the prescribed 7-9 hours of sleep but say 6, what's the next best way to fulfill the gap? (Any specific methods in pt 3 also) 5. How to stop bad dreams , waking up from nightmares, waking up with a sweat? 6. If one doesn't have access to natural sunlight in one's room, how effective is home automation of Air-conditioning and Artificial lighting? (Devices can be turned on or off, intensity varied based on time and or consumer sleep trackers) 7. How accurate are consumer sleep trackers? Mobile phones kept next to you measure sleep stages with gyroscopic movement, smart watches additionally add pulse rate calculation as well? 8. Methods to stop snoring apart from surgical interventions. 9. If weight training is only possible in evening suggest a protocol to reduce cortisol at the time of falling asleep. 10. If I'm exposed to bright artificial lights in the evening / night, as in a home recording studio an optimal protocol to go back to sleep? 11. If I slep less the previous day and I'm feeling drowsy during normal waking hours and am unable to work etc should I take a nap, should I take a stimulant like coffee to keep me up till my normal bedtime? 12. Protocols for naps / power naps? Especially wrt to duration / sleep cycles. A bed may not be available at this time. 13. Olfactory (smell) protocols for good sleep. Thanks for everything Andrew!

[@zahidullahutmankhil3150]

Some imp points of this discussion: 1. We need sleep before learning to tell the memory to lay the new traces so it has the capacity to do so, and also after learning to make sure the new traces and paths are cemented and saved for the future. 2. The question that many of ask is that I can definitely use the time of which i have dedicated to sleep to read the material again and again and I can surely remember that the next day better, isn't that a good rule to go by? well short term yes but long term the one who has slept enough while learning something will definitely remember the information than the one who has not slept enough. So it has not gone to their long term memory, or sort of saying it has not been cemented to their memory. so that is why we need sleep after learning. 3. sleeping after learning is like clicking on the save button after filling an excel sheet. So if there were enough words to explain the importance of sleep after learning... 4. It is amazing to see how there have been always a great deal of inspirational stories that have been turned to reality after having a good night of sleep, but we have always paid less to no attention. 5. so remember it is not practice that makes perfect rather practice with a bout of sleep that makes perfect.

[@patriciacarnevallidemirand6727]

Yaay...episode 4th 🎉

[@_Yeshurun_]

Its a shame that not everyone hears this information nor wants to learn it. I work in one of the worst school districts in the U.S (Clark County) and I truly believe that if this information were to be taught to students and repeated year after year in the form of a class, regarding exercise, sleep, diet and sunlight it would be a key component to better schools Nation wide. Of course we dont live in an ideal world yet and parents play a huge role in kids implementing these habits but I just know that having this fine information taught would help significantly all around.

[@fxrmxrrTheS_mulat_on]

thanks. first full listen of this podcast. it is all that and more. coincidentally, I watched this because I am having trouble with sleep.

[@cr2370]

loving this series. learning a ton of new information.

[@louisezilliox1600]

Thank you for another great episode. This deep dive into sleep is so fascinating and sometimes actually quite emotional, learning just how incredible our brains actually are.

[@newday2637]

Another great episode on sleep. It’s fascinating how our memory is solidified while we sleep. The studies done on changing school start times to later is awesome . With the competency and lower test grades in recent years , it would be great if later start times were implemented. Looking forward to the sleep episode on dreams .

[@dr.samierasadoonalhassani2669]

When I was resident training to be a surgeon lived in a room in the hospital, ate in the hospital dining room for 8 years. It was tough like military service . On call 36 hours continuously. This was in UK 1966-1974.My dad came to visit me from Baghdad and he saw me how I lie on the floor to raise my feet up because of pain in calves as varicose veins started. He said resign what work is this? He was a general in the Iraqi army. I said I cannot . I have to do clinical work as required to sit post graduate exams.

[@pamwoehrle6777]

Will you cover how much REM and Deep is in the health range as a % of total sleep? He mentioned 20% in one of the podcasts for REM but is there a range and what about Deep??

[@dzingunyte]

these series are fascinatingly interesting! thank you both Doctors!! i love my sleep time! it's priceless priority to me

[@isabelcoelho513]

I could listen to Dr. Walker talk about sleep all day long. I’m learning so much. Can he please discuss the correlation between menopause and sleep? Also, I’ve recently been told that low levels of estrogen trigger sleep apnea. Is that true? If so, can HRT cure sleep apnea?

[@crud1101]

DUDE, you so are providing HEALTHY info so we all can live BETTER LIVES! You need to continue this crusade and BRINGING IT ON so TRUTH be told bc so much info junk out there. Hope Scientist continue to seek truth and not be swayed by the ridiculousness in life! March on BUD, I'm with ya....truth, clarity and love of learning how to be BETTER US! Rock on DUDE!

[@arturoayaladelgado8155]

Thanks a lot Mr Huberman i really apreciate..

[@voice_from_pizza]

The Thomas Edison museum in Edison, NJ is awesome. What a creative genius.

[@osrsmouse3166]

Hey Dr. Huberman. You and I both grew up about the same way. Skateboarding and all. Im persuing a degree in Neuroscience and would love to continue into a Doctrine in the long term. Thankyou for making this podcast. ❤

[@patsmythe949]

Just an FYI 😊, the town of Edina is pronounced EE-dy-nuh, fyi 😊 It’s the wealthiest city in MN, in case that factors into how well the students slept, when they slept, amongst others things, such as scores.

[@seanmcgonigle1182]

Got it e din a

[@ahsenbuyukaslan3984]

You mentioned sleep deprivation effect in hormones such as estrogen, LH, testosterone etc. I wonder what really happens to our sleep during the menstrual cycle. How does physiology work in those times? How do you optimize sleep during the menstrual cycle? It seems to me some people need more sleep, and some can't sleep much and still feel energetic. I am good enough at optimizing my sleep using all you said since the beginning of the Huberman lab podcasts, but when the time comes to the menstrual cycle, all my settings change, and I am not in control anymore. I would appreciate it if you could discuss this with Dr.Walker.

[@UsYoungAgain]

Im 50 looking and functioning 35 and my sleep is always casual, +- 2 hrs. And I was top in my class)

[@georgianadeister5039]

Is that nightly? Or do you mean “casual” as in whenever you feel like it?

[@UsYoungAgain]

@@georgianadeister5039 nightly. Go to bed around 11. Often 12-1. Sometimes 10 even 9. Just living my life) ah total sleep around 8 hrs.

[@bogdanf6698]

my favorite man is either sleepy or... it's the effect of dr W. voice :D thanks!

[@user-ph8he9pm4t]

95% of problems would be solved if people just get more sleep

[@Mastermindyoung14]

more *QUALITY* sleep

[@Weaselsilent]

This has been an extremely well presented and useful information. I've thoroughly enjoyed listening to it. I'm hoping that in one of the upcoming episodes you two will cover some tips for shift workers!

[@notinservice3724]

love the rem sleep deficit paralysis backstory ! also the bus stories, so much is being discussed , thanks guys, Kelly from Vancouver

[@cassandrabrecht]

I can listen to him speak all day...

[@shreyasathe3421]

Great series. Would like to hear about depression naps, how emotional labour the day before affects sleep that night. And how sleep if different for a clinically depressed person.

[@larrykav]

How can we create what we dream about? Lucid Dreams. Thank you 🙂

[@luizacotenescu9230]

Thank you for the amazing podcasts. I would be very interested in a podcast about lactose and gluten intolerances and all ghe aspects of the genes behind it. I suppose many people would be interested. Thank you

[@maryl.6329]

Is there going to be an episode about supplements or foods that helps improve sleeping?? ❤

[@PerQman]

Prof Huberman, thank you very much for this series. Could you please ask Dr. Walker about snoozing? I have been struggling to get out of bed in the morning for most of my life. Putting the alarm at the other end of the room does not work: I get up, shut it up, go back to bed and repeat that 2-6 times. It is impacting the quality of my mornings and making them more stressful. I would be really grateful for some advice on snoozing, how detrimental it is and what can be done to solve the issue. Thank you!

[@endgamefond]

Agreed. Schools starts too early. This is why i always ask my 9 y.o nephew to take a nap after school.

[@TRINITR0N]

Love this series! ❤

[@D4n1m3l]

Glad you both got the memo on the dress code

[@ScrumbleBumbler]

I’d love to see Mingyur Rinpoche come discuss dream yoga. Tibetan Buddhists know more about the dream state than anyone.

[@MarionMM]

This morning I woke up with the thought "it is 7am." I opened my eyes, looked at my phone the exact second it changed from 6:59 to 7. I have serious sleep problems.

[@agusrusso6087]

Cant wait for next episode. I hope its tomorrows one

[@cryptoc4t618]

I need podcast on sleep - I always tend to see sleep as a waste and this perspective is not so easy to correct. BTW there is a whole cult about "early risers" like it's super important to wake up early rather than getting good sleep.

[@gipvision6937]

Thank you both for the informative series. One thing I missed in the previous episodes is managing noise pollution and specifically noise canceling devices, other than noise machines (you talked about white and pink noise). I have many people around me dealing with noisy neighbors, partners, etc. who have been using noise canceling headphones, or earbuds. My question is whether or not these have negative effects on the quality of sleep and how they could potentially impact individuals in the long run? Thank you

[@lighthealerastrid1465]

Fascinating as always. Unfortunately for me, I have applied everything suggested by these two sleep stars, including Huberman’s Sleep Toolbox and my sleep is still between 5 and 7 hours. On nights that I wake at 3:30, I have significantly longer deep sleep and higher HRV. It is as if the deep sleep suffices. My REM is heavily impacted though.

[@martin_holub]

In this episode, you talk about how it is usually pretty easy to get a good night sleep after having exercised on that day, or taken a long hike. I would like to know: Is there research that aims to disentangle the physical end mental effects of such activities on the good sleep? In how far does my subjective impression of "having (physically) worked hard enough to deserve some rest" contribute compared to just being physically exhausted?

[@Angeliquuue]

Regarding chronotypes, both of you have highlighted its genetic basis. What recommendations or protocols do you suggest for night owls who must function in a world tailored to morning people? Your insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Matt you are a poet!

[@deliri12]

Always the best! What about an episode about HEART INTELLIGENCE/HEART COHERENCE and the connection(s) between heart and brain?

[@zachjohn3678]

Hey Andrew I’m just starting the sleep series now so this might be a bit of an outdated question but I often get the hypnagogic jerks when I’m trying to sleep on a plane.. I assume flying contributes to the loss of proprioception easier but I think it would be cool to see what Matt says about this.. might just be pretty obvious to him but it came to mind when I heard episode 1 of this series. Thanks, love your stuff so much.