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It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it. ∼ John Steinbeck

Bed is a bundle of paradoxes; we go to it with reluctance, yet we quit it with regret; we make up our minds every night to leave it early, but we make up our bodies every morning to keep it late. ∼ Colton

Not all lucid dreams are useful but they all have a sense of wonder about them. If you must sleep through a third of your life, why should you sleep through your dreams, too? ∼ Stephen LaBerge, research associate, Stanford  ( ab )

How Sleep Works (at howstuffworks.com)
40 Facts About Sleep You Probably Didn't Know... (Or Were Too Tired To Think About)

Napping:
Napping at the National Sleep Foundation
Polyphasic sleep
The Perfect Nap at The Wall Street Journal
The Science of the Perfect Nap at lifehacker.com

General and Research:
"Sleepless at Stanford"...
    (...and the "Sleep Well Index")
SleepFoundation.org
American Sleep Research Institute
SleepNet.com
Stanford University Center for Human Sleep Research
Harvard Sleep and Health Education
Harvard Sleep Public Education Links

Medical Specific:
NIH National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
American Sleep Apnea Association
apneanet.org

Beds and Sleep Accessories:
GreatSleep.com
 


A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow. ∼ Charlotte Bronte

Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives. ∼ Charles William Dement

Sleep is the best meditation. ∼ Dalai Lama