Quicker decision making and faster reaction times, here's how you sleep like an OlympianDr Cheri Mah is a sleep scientist and Professor at the Stanford Sleep Medicine Centre, specialising in the relationship between sleep and performance in elite athletes. In this conversation, Dr Cheri and Steven discuss topics such as, the sleep hacks of elite athletes, the link between alcohol and bad sleep, how to hack naps, and how sleep can improve your sex life.

Intro

What do you do and why do you do it?

Who do you work with?

What are the misconceptions about sleep?

Study that increases performance by 12%

NBA players losing based on schedule

Players who slept more sprinted faster

Athletes who have changed their careers by focusing on sleep

Where to start getting better sleep?

Does sound/music hurt sleep quality?

Does temperature matter?

Food timing for better sleep

The food to eat before bed that will destroy your sleep

What to do for a racing mind?

What is the parasympathetic nervous system?

Emotional link to better sleep

Perception change on the importance of sleep

Cognitive performance and sleep

Sleep debt and how it works

Muscle memory and its connection to sleep

What's a nappucino?

Do naps work?

Is the snooze button bad?

Are there different chronotypes?

Does school start too early for kids?

What parents should know

Sleeping travel tips

Sleeping drugs

Does sex before sleep hurt quality of sleep?

What is the most popular question Cheri Mah gets asked?

How common is sleep apnea?

What excuses do we hear for prioritizing sleep?

Sleep and injury proneness

Waking up early makes Steven hungry

Is waking up in the middle of the night normal?

How much does alcohol affect my sleep?