counting sheep

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Feb 22, 2022 by Dr. Matt Walker · across every show →

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Feb 22, 2022
Assertion Partly supported
Walker: Counting sheep delays sleep onset; mental journeys accelerate it
“What she found was that not only did counting sheep not make you fall asleep any faster, it actually made people take longer to fall asleep. What she did find that was exceptional, that Worked to help people fall asleep was taking themselves on a mental journe…”
Dr. Matt Walker Feb 22, 2022 ▶ 1:46:05 #131 Matthew Walker: The Power of Sleep
Dec 27, 2022
Assertion Contradicted
Walker: Counting sheep actually causes people to take longer to fall asleep
“What she found was that not only did counting sheep not make you fall asleep any faster, it actually made people take longer to fall asleep.”
Matthew Walker Dec 27, 2022 ▶ 1:26:39 Best of 2022: Conversations of the Year
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