Sleep First: Sleep Smarter, Think Sharper, Feel Better - Paperback

by Jemma King (Author)

Fix your sleep and the rest gets easier

Sleep shapes everything: how you feel, think, perform and live. Yet most of us treat it as an afterthought, something we'll get to after everything else is handled. The reality? Nothing works properly without sleep. Not your focus. Not your mood. Not your health. Not your relationships.

In Sleep First, Dr Jemma King, expert researcher in human behaviour and sleep science, reveals what's really going on when your head hits the pillow -- and why optimising those hours changes everything that follows. You'll learn why your brain needs to clean itself every night, why you keep waking at 3am, how your coffee changes your neurochemistry and why your phone is sabotaging your rest. Most importantly, you'll build your Sleep First Formula: a personalised strategy based on your own daily habits, challenges and goals.

With Sleep First, you'll:

• understand common sleep problems and the practical solutions that really work
• navigate shift work, jet lag, stress, parenthood and a demanding schedule
• learn how caffeine, alcohol, screens and late meals affect your sleep quality
• discover how elite athletes and military operatives maximise rest for peak performance
• use built-in assessments and worksheets to pinpoint your personal sleep disruptors and track your progress.

Whether you want to perform at your peak or just feel better every day, this book is your guide to making sleep work for you. Good sleep changes everything. Sleep First will help you get it.

Start with sleep. Everything else will follow.

Back Jacket

YOU CAN'T CHEAT SLEEP, BUT YOU CAN MASTER IT.

Most of us treat sleep as an afterthought--the first thing to give when life gets busy. But that decision costs you more than you realise. Poor sleep shows up everywhere: in your focus, your mood, your performance, your relationships, your health.

In Sleep First, Dr Jemma King, leading behavioural scientist and sleep researcher, reveals what happens in your body and brain every night--and why getting sleep right can transform your days. You'll learn why your brain needs to clean itself, why you keep waking at 3 am, how coffee doesn't actually give you energy and how your weight is influenced by your sleep. You'll also build your Sleep First Formula: a personalised system grounded in your own biology, schedule and barriers to sleep.

With Sleep First, you'll:

• find solutions to common sleep problems
• navigate shift work, jet lag, stress, parenthood and a demanding schedule
• learn how caffeine, alcohol, screens and late meals affect your sleep quality
• discover how elite athletes maximise rest for peak performance
• pinpoint your personal sleep disruptors and track your progress.

Whether you want to perform at your peak or protect your long term health, your sleep is where it starts.

'Jemma completely transformed my understanding of how sleep impacts my performance and everyday life. After reading Sleep First you'll understand why your success depends on it.'
EMMA MCKEON AM, most decorated Australian female Olympic swimmer

Author Biography

DR JEMMA KING is a behavioural scientist whose work spans elite sport, defence and the C-suite. She has advised the Australian Olympic swim team, the Australian Institute of Sport, Special Operations Command, and CEOs across multiple sectors. She holds an Honorary Research Fellowship at the University of Queensland's School of Psychology, and her research appears in Nature Scientific Reports.