A Skeptic's Guide to Sleepmaxxing

Brian Dunning· Host0:00

[upbeat music] Are you looking for that special edge over your competitors, or even over everyone in general? You may have heard that getting better sleep will sharpen your mind, strengthen your body, boost your immune system, and all kinds of things. You might decide to turn to TikTok to find out how the influencers are recommending you can achieve this, and if you do, you're likely to find out that all you have to do is embrace a huge laundry list of crazy-sounding practices called sleep maxing. And in our extended content for premium members, a quick primer on the one sleep intervention best proven to work for real. That's coming up right now on Skeptoid. [upbeat music] A quick reminder for everyone, you're listening to Skeptoid, revealing the true science and true history behind urban legends every week since two thousand six. With over a thousand episodes, we're celebrating twenty years of keeping it focused and keeping it brief, and we couldn't have done it without your curiosity leading the way. And now we're even offering a little bit more. If you become a premium member, supporting the show with a monthly micro payment of as little as five dollars, you get more Skeptoid. The premium version of the show is not only