Why We Sleep

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  • Sadly, human beings are in fact the only species that will deliberately deprive themselves of sleep without legitimate gain. (Location 40)
  • Sleep with both sides of the brain, or sleep with just one side and then switch. Both are possible, but sleep you must. Sleep is non-negotiable. (Location 1025)
  • the practice of natural biphasic sleep, and a healthy diet, appear to be the keys to a long-sustained life. (Location 1136)
  • Certainly sleep is not the only factor in the ripening of the brain, but it appears to be a significant one that paves the way to mature thinking and reasoning ability. (Location 1438)