How can we live our best lives? Suck the marrow out of life.
Why We Sleep is a ridiculously valuable book for anyone who doesn't sleep much on a consistent basis. Whether that's due to insomnia or to being a total badass who thinks that sleep is for the weak and lazy. Matthew is someone we should listen to. He's professor of of neuroscience and psychology at UCLA and before that he was a professor of …
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I love airport bookshops. It's like the best of books distilled into a few shelves. I can never resist even though it will double my carry on luggage. The domestic terminal at Melbourne Tullamarine had some enticing books: 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson (which I've read but only on Kindle, so I bought a paperback there and then), First …
1. Manage your testosterone Testosterone for men is essential and the defining hormone that makes a man a man. High levels make you feel confident and rambunctious and aggressive. It makes you lean and muscular and gives you a strong sex drive. What's not to like? In terms of testosterone, we're supposed to be half the men our fathers and …
I've been an insomniac for most of my life. The first memory I have of it being a thing for me was in my first or second year at boarding school when my housemaster remarked on it. He said it was a condition that affected bright people. Of course, I took that. :) Left to my own devices on school holidays, I would stay awake long past midnight. I …
For as long as I can remember, I've been an insomniac. I remember being awake for a whole night before a 9am exam. I've punched the walls in frustration at not being able to sleep the night before an important interview. I've lain awake so often that for years on a Sunday night, I would pop downstairs at 3am for a glass of port and a sleeping …
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