Personal Growth Series: Dr. William Dement on Healthy Sleep and Optimal Perfo...
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN has recommended it for years as the most useful and entertaining talk on sleep, often to people struggling with tiredness or productivity.
What it is
A Google Tech Talk by sleep researcher Dr. William Dement on healthy sleep and performance. He argues sleep debt must be repaid and describes the three characteristics of healthy sleep.
Recommended by 6 HN commenters across 9 different months, 2008 to 2024.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec Deadsunrise · 2008-11 · on “Prolonged Partial Sleep Deprivation for a Job (The worst year of my life [so far])”
I don't have any sleep disorder and never really paid much attention to the duration of my sleep or the time to go to bed. After watching this video [this video] ( Dr. William Dement on Healthy Sleep and Optimal Perfomance ) I'm going to bed at 11 and waking at 7 with excelent results.
Strong rec smartbit · 2019-04 · on “Sleep quality and stress level matter more than languages or practices”
My favorite talk on Sleep by William Dement [this video] September 23, 2008 Google Tech Talk Very entertaining.
Strong rec m0llusk · 2022-07 · on “The effects of sleep debt”
The source of information about this that I have found most useful is an hour long talk given by Dr. William Dement at Google Tech Talks called Healthy Sleep and Optimal Performance: [this video]
Recommends bd · 2009-01 · on “Lack of sleep 'raises cold risk'”
I remember awesome Google Tech Talk about sleep that mentioned sleep debt requiring full repayment. Dr. William Dement on "Healthy Sleep and Optimal Perfomance" [this video] It was linked from an older HN sleep thread: [LINK]
Recommends seanb · 2010-07 · on “Ask HN: Please, help me understand what I am doing wrong.”
Getting enough sleep? Definitely worth a watch: [this video] Personally, I found that taking a full-time programming job destroyed my out-of-office motivation and productivity. It might be worth trying a job in a new industry for a while, or working out some sort of part-time agreement with your employer -- you might find your brain itching to code and produce something after work hours.
Recommends sgpl · 2013-04 · on “How much sleep do we really need to work productively?”
There is a very informative talk on youtube [1] by Dr. William Dement, often referred to as the father of sleep study. He founded the Sleep Research Center @ Stanford University. [1] [this video]
Recommends m0llusk · 2019-01 · on “Ask HN: What tech talk does everyone need to see?”
Google Tech Talks Personal Growth Series: Dr William Dement on Healthy Sleep and Optimal Performance (2008-09-23) [this video]
Recommends m0llusk · 2022-10 · on “Finding the Joy in Feeling Tired”
Lauded Stanford sleep researcher William Dement has done a lot of work to characterize fatigue and drowsiness. Generally speaking his conclusion is that sleep debt is extremely common and also damaging. He gave an hour talk at Google going over many of his results. His manner in this is informal and drags a bit but the information is potentially extremely valuable for anyone experiencing the feeling of tiredness: [this video] Personal Growth Series: Dr. William Dement on Healthy Sleep and Optimal Performance