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Summary of The Sleep Revolution 

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We are affected by a crisis called sleep deprivation. This epidemic is affecting our health, relationships, job performance, and happiness. What we need right now is a sleep revolution. We can only gain control of our lives if we learn how to sleep well. In "The Sleep Revolution," Arianna Huffington reveals that our sleeplessness is born out of a perception that sleep is a waste of time. This mindset affects our health and decision-making process such that it sabotages our personal, work, and sex lives. She explores recent research on sleep and dreams and offers several tips and recommendations from researchers on how to have a better relationship with sleep. Arianna Huffington is the president, co-founder, and editor-in-chief of Huffington Post Media Group. She was once on Time Magazine's list of the world's most influential people and Forbes' Most Powerful Women list. "Sleep is a key element of our well-being and interacts profoundly with each of the other parts." ~ Arianna Huffington

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Stress and burnout are not the prices we must pay to succeed

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Arianna Huffington was raised in Athens, Greece, where people had great reverence for sleep. She shared a one–bedroom apartment with her mother and sister. The ground rule was that everyone must ensure that they maintain a quiet disposition around anyone who is sleeping, not to wake them. Therefore, whenever her sister was in the room sleeping and she wanted to read, she had to go to the kitchen so that the light wouldn’t wake her. Huffington’s mother was a woman who took sleep seriously. Yet, despite this upbringing, after Huffington left home for school and work, she ended up as someone who deprived herself of sleep due to the pursuit of success. She continued to sleep less for years until she had a breakdown in April 2007 due to sleeplessness, burnout, and fatigue.
A lot of things—like exercising, making informed decisions, and meditating—became easier when Arianna Huffington started getting enough sleep.
Although we are at a time where we have a lot of information on the importance of sleep, we end up depriving ourselves of sufficient sleep because of technology and the desire to succeed. This summary examines different methods by which we can use sleep to regain control over our out–of–point lives. As a result, you’d learn how to have a newfound respect for sleep, and you may also find yourself beginning a love affair with it.
What I’ve learned is that in today’s world, the path of least resistance is the path of sleep. ~ Arianna Huffington
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Sleep deprivation takes a toll on our mental abilities

In Japanese, Chinese, and Korean languages, death from overwork is called karoshi, guolaosi, and gwarosa respectively. Unfortunately, there is no single word in the English language for the phrase, but, nevertheless, people around us are victims of it. Sleep deprivation is a significant issue in our world today. People no longer take time out to sleep well. Most of the time, we are so busy with many things that we value being awake more than being asleep. As a result, the 24 hours we have in the day are under severe attack.
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The need to sleep is critical to our survival

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Sleeping issues that stem from medical conditions and their impacts on health

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Sleep disorders are an indication that something is wrong with our health

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Your age plays a massive role in the amount of sleep you need

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How to get sufficient sleep while on the same bed with your partner

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What to do, what not to do: tools, techniques, and tips for better sleep

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Nature’s arsenal: acupuncture, herbal remedies, and other sleep aids

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