My name is Matthew Walker, I am a professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and I am the author of the book 'Why We Sleep.'
I think sleep is probably the neglected stepsister in the health conversation today. I think we've done a good job regarding physical activity and diet, but sleep has remained out there in the cold, and that's surprising to me.
Since my body isn't big, I don't need much sleep. I'm fine with four hours.
I know that I need a lot of sleep, and while I'm filming, I probably won't get it.
I just don't sleep enough. But I have never met someone very successful who, at the end of their life, says 'I wish I slept more.'
I get about seven hours of sleep a night.
I get asked all the time how much sleep I get. That's what happens when you write a book called 'The Sleep Revolution,' travel around the world talking about it, and found a company committed to ending our global burnout crisis.
The most important thing is sleep. My mom can survive on four hours of sleep; I cannot. I need a solid eight.
