Andrew Huberman· PhD
Getting more Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep is of known benefit for learning, emotional regulation & health.
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
Getting more Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep is of known benefit for learning, emotional regulation & health.
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Tools: Mindset Effects, Increase REM (1:39:30)
notice that if you want to try to optimize some of those that emotional reactivity and balance you may want to slightly over index on your REM sleep in that regard
but the the real take-home message here is get as much rapid eye movement sleep as possible and don't do anything to inhibit it
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