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Perhaps you will choose to get more sleep than I do. Regardless of how many hours you sleep, the information in this chapter is intended to help you make the most of the sleep you do get. It doesn’t matter how old you are, how busy you are, or how much money you have. Sleep is the ultimate tool to sharpen every skill and add more quality years to your life. So get better at it.
HOW LACK OF SLEEP WILL KILL YOU
Like it or not, a lack of good sleep directly increases your risk of dying from one of the Four Killers. Meanwhile, just one good night of sleep can improve your ability to learn new motor skills by 20 percent,1 and getting regular quality sleep increases your ability to gain new insight into complex problems by 50 percent.2 This improved brain function could potentially help ward off cognitive decline with age and is befitting of a true Super Human. Good quality sleep also promotes skin health and youthful appearance,3 controls optimal insulin secretion4 (making you less likely to develop diabetes), and encourages healthy cell division.5 Sleep is an essential strategy in protecting against all Seven Pillars of Aging.