Sleep is extremely important to the learning, your mood, memory, and your overall ability to function the next morning. That is why it's not just important to get enough sleep, but it is important to get a good night's sleep, or quality sleep. Quality sleep sleep means not … [Read more...] about 7 Tips for Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
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Sleep Better to Learn Better: Sleep Deprivation Hurts Learning
Dimitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev is the father of the periodic table. And if it wasn't for nodding off one fateful night, the periodic table as we know it might not exist. While contemplating the nature of the universe and playing solitaire, Mendeleyev dozed off. But when he … [Read more...] about Sleep Better to Learn Better: Sleep Deprivation Hurts Learning
Is Too Much Sleep Bad for You?
There has been much talk about the importance of getting enough sleep. Getting enough sleep enables you to think straight, reinforces memories and things you've learned, and reinvigorates the brain and body. Too little sleep on the other hand makes you cranky, induce stress … [Read more...] about Is Too Much Sleep Bad for You?
Infographic: 10 Facts About What Happens When We Dream
I found this neat infographic about dreams. It was created by Sleep Genius, which is actually an app that aids sleep. Although all the "facts" in this infographic have not been verified or universally agreed upon by scientists (such as the interpretation of dreams), they are … [Read more...] about Infographic: 10 Facts About What Happens When We Dream
Why Do We Wake Up Before Getting to Our Bus or Train Stop?
Have you ever noticed how you have the uncanny ability to wake up from your nap right before getting off the bus or train stop, just in time to get to work? This is pretty similar to the phenomenon many of us experience---waking up right before the alarm clock goes off in the … [Read more...] about Why Do We Wake Up Before Getting to Our Bus or Train Stop?