Why do we sleep? | Russell Foster

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  @RedFlamingoTV · 12 years ago

  Sleep is the most important part of life. As someone who has been doing it properly for a few months now, i can guarantee to anyone that its the easiest and most efficient way to becoming happier and healthier, in all aspects of life.

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  @zvolencan1 · 13 years ago

  This is what I call a TED talk - informative, structured, entertaining.

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  @VulturHS · 10 years ago

  Watching this at 2am lol

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  @duel1770 · 11 years ago

  It's always so impressive when a speaker does not continually have to refer to notes all the time. That means they know their stuff... thank you for this very informative video!

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  @ThomasPPQ26 · 9 years ago

  Everything a TED talk should be. Erudite, entertaining and eloquent.

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  @BeachJedi101 · 9 years ago (edited)

  As a construction worker, waking up between 3-5am is completely normal. Addiction is a huge issue in this field of work. This talk is really making me wonder if lack of sleep is one of the most underlying issues.<br><br>P.S. I have to up for work in 5 hours lol

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  @yungsnoopy47 · 9 years ago

  who watches Ted talks before they sleep ?

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  @EQOAnostalgia · 10 years ago

  Iv&apos;e said for years that sleep is incredibly important and that A LOT of our problems stem from how busy our lives have become. We also work too much, many work WAY too much. We did not evolve to be this way! We did not evolve to spend our days toiling in mediocrity. <br><br>People wonder why some folks snap... place them in a cubicle they hate for 8-12 hours a day and watch how fast a percentage of them fall apart! Some areas in the world the work week and hours per day have been shortened. <br><br>I TRULY believe that going forward as a species, we need to reduce our work hours and improve our sleep. Essentially we should focus on doing more quality work, more resourcefully, while trimming the fat! Perhaps less of the monotonous work and more fulfilling to create less stress and depression within our bodies. (Think Star Trek for example, work isn&apos;t for monetary gain but for social status, most basic needs are free)<br><br>Perhaps as our tech advances we will be able to achieve this. But it could also swing radically in the opposite direction if we continue to deplete our Earths resources and throw off the balance of the ecosystem. Only time will tell.

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  @yungmemeboi · 12 years ago

  Ironically, I&apos;m currently watching this video when I should be sleeping haha

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  @AyaOnni · 11 years ago

  &quot;TEENAGERS ARE NOT LAZY&quot;<br>like honey for my ears... I knew it😏

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  @ryansmith3448 · 12 years ago

  Watching this while drinking caffeine in a well lit room at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWULB9Aoopc&amp;t=150">2:30</a> AM

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  @Clayymore007 · 10 years ago

  That is why i take naps and go to sleep when i need to. Not getting enough sleep is a terrible feeling. It makes me not want to be productive i just lay in my bed the whole day.

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