
I’ve mentioned “Lights Out” on TDL a number of times. Until now, I have never taken time beyond the occasional link to discuss the book and the ideas within it.
The Short Version
This is a book about sleep.
Sound boring?
It’s not.
Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival is, to the furthest extent of my knowledge, the best book ever written on sleep.
Shockingly, it runs contrary to every internet genius blogger touting “2 hours of sleep a night” and “polyphasic sleep cycles”.
In reality, it lays out why such ideas are not only wrong, but equally dangerous – and every bit as misguided as a vegetarian touting the health and “environmental” benefits of avoiding animal foods.
Indeed, this is razor sharp insanity masquerading as good intentions at its finest.
The Gist of Lights Out
If the neolithic revolution is a “recent event” in the history of man, artificial light is no more distant than an event happening a few hours ago.
While man has had access to fire for…