Book Report

     The book I chose to read was Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker. This book is about a neuroscientist explaining how sleeping impacts our lives. That includes memory, immune system, learning, and emotions. The book talks about the different stages of sleep and their roles, how to improve sleep, how poor sleeping habits can be linked with diseases, and how it can effect physical and mental health. 

    One of my favorite parts from the book was the section about the roles of dreams. He said that dreams can act as overnight emotional therapy helping your brain to overcome your worries. They can also help with mood regulations meaning that after waking up we tend to feel less anxious and more emotionally balanced. I enjoyed this section of the book because I always wondered why dreams existed and what they meant. After reading this book, it helped better my understanding. This relates to what we learned in the lecture slides about performance because without a good night sleep, you wont perform at your best the next day because you'd be too tired. 

    I think about what I learned from this book everyday by making sure I get a good night sleep every night. I also noticed that after I have a good dream I wake up in a good mood, but if I have a bad dream I wake up anxious and nervous about it. I try to make sure I keep my body healthy and give it what it needs with a good night sleep so I have motivation the next day.