Posts Tagged ‘sleep’
My 3 best pieces of parenting advice
A reader recently asked me for parenting advice. She is pregnant, reads my blog regularly and would like to know what are some of my best parenting tips. I was honored by such a request, though I know that some might think it crazy to ask for parenting advice from me. I’m certainly not an…
Read MoreA pill that reduces the amount of sleep that a person needs? Blasphemy!
Slate’s Matthew Yglesias reports on the economics of a new drug called Modafinil, which appears to let people get by with much less sleep than they do today. When I first read about this drug, I was thrilled. I can’t stand sleep. I don’t like to sleep. I’m appalled by my need for sleep. Sleep…
Read MoreSnooze button sucks
I have always been anti-snooze button. There is no better way to waste time than to remain in bed after you have awoken. People waste hundreds, if not thousands of hours, a year doing this. If you’re going to be awake, you might as well start your day. The snooze button is a contributor to…
Read MoreMy most useless super power
In addition to my fairly useful super powers is one that is no less extraordinary but useless. Whenever I wake up in the middle of the night, for whatever reason, I can accurately state the time within fifteen minutes of the actual time, and oftentimes much more accurately than that. Every time, without exception. How…
Read MoreReverse napping: Science says yes.
In addition to gaining coverts, it turns out that there is actual science behind the Reverse Nap. From a Wikipedia entry on segmented sleep: Historian A. Roger Ekirch argues that before the Industrial Revolution, segmented sleep was the dominant form of human slumber in Western civilization. He draws evidence from documents from the ancient, medieval,…
Read MoreI can teach you how to sleep
TIME magazine reports that “the business of helping people get a good night’s rest is likely to remain what it is: A fast-growing sector in an otherwise slow-moving economy.” In a piece published earlier this week, writer Gary Belsky outlines some of the products and services being offered to a sleep-deprived population, including The Benjamin…
Read MoreHow to sleep train your child
This post is being written by request. I say this because every time I write a post that implies that I know something about parenting, I receive a mixed bag in terms of response, include a few angry people who believe that if my assertions regarding parenting run counter to their own beliefs, I must…
Read MoreLeast favorite animal
My least favorite animal is the koala bear. It sleeps 17 hours a day. I have a hard time respecting anyone who is still in bed at 8:00 AM. How could I possibly respect any animal that sleeps that much?
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