NSDR is the best available method to restore focus and concentration when sleep cannot be controlled, but should not replace sleep.

“One practice that is very effective at allowing you to focus better than you would otherwise under conditions of sleep deprivation is so called non-sleep deep rest or NSDR.”

“I would never want anyone to try and use NSDR as a total replacement for sleep, but under conditions in which you cannot control your sleep, NSDR is going to be the best way that I am aware of to restore your ability to focus and concentrate for whatever purpose.”

“But here within the context of trying to concentrate and focus when you're sleep deprived, NSDR, AKA yoga nidra is an immensely beneficial practice. There's growing amounts of quality science pointing to the neurochemical replenishing effects, as I mentioned before, dopamine, but also the potential for NSDR to replace sleep that you've lost.”

“And if you emerge from your NSDR and then drink some caffeine, you'll notice an even greater capacity for focus and concentration for all the reasons directly related to caffeine.”

“And if you don't have any of those issues, it's also immensely beneficial just as a restorative for leaning back into focused work of any kind.”

“there are several military units, because they have no opportunity to get sleep because they're working, that have to rely on tools like this in order to be able to function at their highest level.”

“And I'm sure they will tell you, as I will, that they'd prefer to get 8 to 10 hours of sleep. But, guess what, they can't, and so I think that's the important takeaway is that we don't get to pick how much we sleep, unless you're going to be completely neurotic about your sleep hygiene, which makes you kind of a less interesting person in life, is what I'm told.”

“for me I do the non-sleep Deep breast protocol I usually emerge from that feeling like I have a another whole day second win like I could just work work work work work”