The Benefits of a Good Night's Sleep

“Get some rest” is common advice, but how important is sleep, really? What is our brain doing while we’re asleep? We’re going to watch a video that digs into the science of sleep.

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In the last month, how

much sleep would you estimate you’ve gotten per night, on average?

(If you use a smart fitness band or an app to track your sleep, you can cheat. 😉)

What have you already

learned (or noticed) about how sleep impacts your health, including mental health? So far, has the video repeated anything you know or added anything new?

So far, they’ve suggested that

our brain changes overnight while we sleep but they haven’t explained exactly how.

Based on your experience, what would you say about how people’s headspace changes between when we go to bed and when we wake up?

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Based on your experience, on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you agree with the idea that strong emotions tend to make us remember things better?

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So far, he’s explained that one of

the deeper “stages” of sleep is when our declarative memories get their “long-term” status. This is facts we’ve read, things we’ve been told, things we’ve watched, etc.

What do you think would happen to someone with disrupted sleep, where they spent less time in this “stage”?

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They repeatedly used studying for

a test as an example of when sleep is extra important, but there are different kinds of tests. For example, some ask you to remember facts, and some ask you to solve problems.

Do you think your amount of sleep is more important for certain types of tests? Why or why not?

They focused on memory, but what other differences have you noticed between when you’re well-rested vs. sleep deprived?

What information from the video stood out to you the most? Why?

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