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Every book Greg Potter recommended on podcasts
Greg Potter appears on Modern Wisdom to provide an in-depth, scientifically grounded guide to sleep, health, and human performance. In the episode, Potter and host Chris Williamson engage with Matthew Walker's influential book Why We Sleep, utilizing its findings to highlight the drastic and often overlooked implications that poor sleep habits have on short- and long-term health, mood, and daily performance. Potter reflects on how the book exposes the dangers of neglecting rest and emphasizes that individuals apply far too little care to their sleeping habits. Furthermore, Potter references work by Matt Kaplan, discussed at length during the conversation, to explore sleep through an evolutionary lens and examine why sleep remains such a remarkably strange biological phenomenon across species. By weaving these scientific texts and evolutionary perspectives into the dialogue, Potter underscores the critical biological imperative of proper sleep hygiene and challenges listeners to reevaluate how they prioritize rest in their daily lives.
Books recommended by Greg Potter
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3 Magic Dreams
Discussed“and when you think about sleek and this is something that Matt discusses at length and with great clarity in his book sleeps very strange”
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Science of the Magical
Discussed“and when you think about sleek and this is something that Matt discusses at length and with great clarity in his book sleeps very strange”
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Why We Sleep
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker is a comprehensive examination of the biological and neurological impacts of rest, detailing how sleep deprivation contributes to a wide array of physical and mental health issues.
Discussed“and having read Matthew Walker's book why we sleep I was struck by just how little care I was giving to my sleep habits the implications on your health mood and performance both in the short and long term pretty drastic and I don't think that there can be enough weight applied to just how important sleep is”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| The Definitive Guide To Sleep - Dr Greg Potter - #027 | Modern Wisdom | 2018-08-27 | 4 |