Sleeping Your Way to the Top: How to Get the Sleep You Need to Succeed

by Terry Cralle, W. David Brown, William Cane

Overview

Many people today believe that the less sleep you get, the more productive you are. But two nationally recognized experts are here to debunk that myth and show that sufficient sleep and success go hand in hand. A groundbreaking collaboration between certified clinical sleep educator Terry Cralle, RN, and sleep psychologist W. David Brown, PhD, Sleeping Your Way to the Top presents the ultimate wake-up call for ambitious people who wish to achieve maximum performance. Based on compelling new research, it provides the latest clinically proven techniques for getting quality rest, achieving maximum productivity, and overcoming common sleep impediments to enhance your career. Featuring sidebars, charts, and illustrations, this book finally takes the stigma out of sleep.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454919650
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	04/05/2016
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Terry Cralle, RN, MS, is cofounder of a four-bed sleep disorders center in Virginia, and a nationally recognized sleep health consultant, educator, and advocate. Her work in the field of sleep medicine has ranged from patient care to clinical research and continuing education for nurses. As a certified clinical sleep educator, she is a highly sought-after consultant and speaker for schools, corporations, hospitals, and community organizations, as well as for the hospitality, travel, and bedding industry. Terry works closely with the International Sleep Products Association, Start School Later, and the Pajama Program. She is the national spokesperson for the Better Sleep Council.

 
William David Brown, PhD, DABSM, CBSM (diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine, certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine) has treated hundreds of patients for a full range of sleep disorders while serving as the clinical director of several hospital-based and free-standing sleep centers. A sleep psychologist at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, he is the primary clinician diagnosing and treating pediatric insomnia using behavioral techniques. Dr. Brown is also assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, where he obtained his training in sleep medicine. He has written numerous articles on the subject for academic journals, as well as coauthored and contributed chapters to books on sleep medicine.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Part 1 The Seduction of Sleep 1

1 Trumping Sleep 3

2 Pure, Unadulterated Sleep 12

3 Seep is Not a Dirty Word 22

4 Not Now, I'm Tired 30

5 Sleep and Grow Rich 47

Part 2 Sleeping For Profit 59

6 Strange Bedfellows 61

7 Staying Power 77

8 If You've Got It, Flaunt It 86

9 Sleeping with the Stars 91

10 You Are What You Sleep 100

11 Who's on Top? 111

Part 3 All You Need Is Sleep 121

12 Got a Room 123

13 Sleep Envy 137

14 Good in Bed 154

15 Sleep, Drugs, and Rock & Roll 177

16 Sleeping with the Enemy 188

17 How about a Quickie? 195

18 Sleep Habits of Highly Elective People 207

19 Sleeping Your Way to the Top 227

Acknowledgments 231

Notes 233

Bibliography 245

Index 269

About the Authors 278