📚 I’ve been told that books light me up. Fiction and non-fiction. Ones that are new to me and ones that I’m rereading.

This month the non-fiction book that’s lighting me up is Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker.

This book gave me a deeper understanding of an important topic. It’s one of the pillars in Dr Rangan Chatterjee’s The 4 Pillar Plan that I talked about recently.

Taking a nap

I have trouble sleeping and I often investigate routes to improving matters and understanding more about it.

I think taking a nap is important 😴

Matthew Walker talks about your ‘sleep opportunity’ and what sleep does for you.

Talking to my mum

I came across this book after a conversation with my mum.

If I’m feeling poorly, my mum always says you ‘sleep yourself better’. Of course, she’s right.

And now I can see the science that supports her words.

This book provides that detailed scientific information.

The link to language

The link to language becomes explicit in Why We Sleep when Matthew Walker says:

‘Little wonder, then, that you have never been told to “stay awake on a problem.” Instead, you are instructed to “sleep on it.” Interestingly, this phrase, or something close to it, exists in most languages … indicating that the problem-solving benefit of dream sleep is universal, common across the globe.’

What’s the link to editing?

I sleep on an edit or a proofread and come back to it the next day, so I can double-check my questions/suggestions.

It gives me a new perspective.

This book opens up new understanding about the sleep science behind my way of working.

What lights me up?

I enjoyed the foray into science experiments. It gave extra depth to a phrase I’d been familiar with all my life, and it gave me an unexpected way of thinking about one of my business practices.

This book lights me up 💡

If you have sleep on your mind, this is highly recommended.

PS I'm wearing my sleep mask in the photo – so useful!

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📚 I’m Lisa. I’m an editor and proofreader, specialising in business books and fiction. I spent many years as a chartered accountant before retraining as an editor and proofreader. Now I get to embrace my degree in English lit! I’d love to connect with your book too. Please do book a video call or email me to talk about editing or proofreading for your book.