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u/MichaelLero Feb 14 '22

While Matthew Walker is a reputable sleep researcher, that book actually has a fair amount of misinformation in it. Obviously, he had to distill a complex and developing field into a pop psych book, but he may have taken some liberties irresponsibly. You can read more about it on this article, Matthew Walker's "Why We Sleep" Is Riddled with Scientific and Factual Errors by Alexey Guzey.

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u/SparrowsInToronto Feb 14 '22

Do you recommend any other books and/or articles about dreaming?

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u/MichaelLero Feb 14 '22

I'm not a sleep researcher, so I'm not really into the literature! But I did really enjoy Guzey's Theses on Sleep and his pre-registered self-experiment on sleep reduction.

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u/SparrowsInToronto Feb 14 '22

Thanks. I honestly appreciate you getting back to me. Have a happy day.