I think reading Why We Sleep is good for some people, but may be harmful for others.
If you are already convinced that sleep is really important, but find it hard to fall asleep, and therefore going to bed starts feeling aversive, then reading a lot about not sleeping enough will harm you will probably only increase anxiety, making it harder to fall asleep.
In that case, I recommend reading Say Goodnight to Insomnia by Greg D. Jacobs instead. I read Why We Sleep first, and then Say Goodnight to Insomnia, and it is remarkable how different the two books interpret findings on sleep. Jacobs basically says that it’s really normal to sleep less than 8 hours and it will probably not harm most people much. I found it really helpful to become more relaxed about sleeping, and it also has a lot of actionable advice.
I think reading Why We Sleep is good for some people, but may be harmful for others.
If you are already convinced that sleep is really important, but find it hard to fall asleep, and therefore going to bed starts feeling aversive, then reading a lot about not sleeping enough will harm you will probably only increase anxiety, making it harder to fall asleep.
In that case, I recommend reading Say Goodnight to Insomnia by Greg D. Jacobs instead. I read Why We Sleep first, and then Say Goodnight to Insomnia, and it is remarkable how different the two books interpret findings on sleep. Jacobs basically says that it’s really normal to sleep less than 8 hours and it will probably not harm most people much. I found it really helpful to become more relaxed about sleeping, and it also has a lot of actionable advice.