Summary

Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist and both a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of The American Academy of Sleep Medicine. His specialty – Sleep Disorders.

Dr. Breus is the Author of The Power of When which is about discovering our Chronotype, biological clock, so we reveal how we can work better with our body, not against it. He is also the Author of  The Sleep Doctor’s Diet Plan: Lose Weight Through Better Sleep and Good Night: The Sleep Doctor’s 4-WeekProgram to Better Sleep and Better Health, both that continue to change the lives of readers.

Naturally, in this episode we talk about sleep and why discovering your Chronotype is not only important but beneficial. Very insightful and great value to take away.

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Points of Discussion

• What is a Chronotype – discover the 4 types that exists.
• Biological chemicals and hormones. Cortisol. Adenosine. Adrenaline.
• Why understanding your chronotype is beneficial and when it is best for you personally to partake in certain activities, including sex.
• Discover your Chronotype quiz – The Power Of When Quiz
• Sleep quality – lose of minutes vs poor quality sleep. What we can do about it.
• 5 Steps to better sleep.
• How to raise energy throughout the day without caffeine.

Quick round questions

Do you have any routines and rituals that you believe contribute to your success?

Meditation in the shower while slowly reducing the temperature of the water.

What advice would you give your 20-year-old self?

By Apple and Microsoft shares.

What is the meaning of success?

That my children understand that they are the most important thing in my life.

What is your number one productivity advice?

Know your Chronotype.

What advice would you give someone that needing/wanting to make change?

Dont change everything. And when you seek change tell someone as a way of accountability.

Favourite Food

Ice Cream

Favourite Leisure Activity

Poker

Favourite Book

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle

Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets by Al Ramadan

Double Double: How to Double Your Revenue and Profit in 3 Years or Less by Cameron Herold

Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work by Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal

The Power of When: Discover Your Chronotype–and the Best Time to Eat Lunch, Ask for a Raise, Have Sex, Write a Novel, Take Your Meds, and More by Dr. Michael Breus

Favourite Quote

“Life is difficult.”

Do we all have a why?

Yes, but we may not all discover it or know it.

What does living with passion and purpose mean?

When we can mover forward with out passion and idea. Allow ourselves to dream big and see what we can accomplish.

How to find Dr. Michael Breus

Visit his personal website The Sleep Doctor  and be sure to take the quiz at The Power of When Quiz.