The National Sleep Foundation has recently posted an article on the connection between sleep and creativity. Speed Sleep is designed to provide an added benefit of increased creative problem solving abilities. The research supports the impact at the REM sleep levels that are achieved by using Speed Sleep. Here is some info from their findings:

Whenever you’re facing a problem or tough decision, you might get the following advice from a friend: “Sleep on it.” According to new findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that might not be a bad idea. Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) or “active” sleep may assist the brain in forming connections between unrelated ideas, a method of creative problem solving. Participants in the study were shown three words and asked to find a fourth that could be associated with the other words. They were tested in the morning and also in the afternoon after a nap — some groups with and some without REM sleep. Researchers found that the REM sleep group’s performance improved by almost 40 percent compared with their morning testing. Study author Sara Mednick said in a statement, “We found that — for creative problems that you’ve already been
working on — the passage of time is enough to find solutions; however, for new problems, only REM sleep enhances creativity.”

One of life’s greatest treasures, and also mysteries, is encountered during sleep: dreaming.  Dreams can include anything, take place anywhere, and involve anybody in them, which is why they are such a magical experience. 
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A recent article in the New York Times covers a recent sleep study that revealed something the Speed Sleep team is already well aware of - that taking a quick power nap is a much more effective way to combat fatigue and sleep problems than reaching for a cup of coffee or another caffeinated beverage.
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In American business practices, sleep is not a priority. It seems like for many business people, who take their work home with them and can’t lay down their Blackberry, sleep problems are the norm. Sleep is for the weak, right? You can sleep when you’re dead. But how much better would your business be doing if you were getting a proper amount of z’s?

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For sports fans out there, you’re about to see a whole new side of Speed Sleep. Keep an eye out for the audio sleep aid in upcoming issues of Sports Illustrated Magazine, where it will be featured in full page ads.
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A recent sleep study has found that both the quality and quantity of our sleep plays a key role in determining what we remember - and what we forget.
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You might think that the time you spend asleep is strictly a time of rest and relaxation - and although that is not entirely untrue, your mind is actually very busy while you are sleeping.  In fact, during sleep your brain is deeply engaged in processes that help keep it healthy (yet another reason why sleep problems typically lead to many other health concerns). 
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Many individuals have have sleeping problems or ever suffer from sleep disorders, however, many of them do not fully understand their condition. Furthermore, besides the fact that sleep deprivation takes an enormous toll on your creativity, productivity, and overall health, it is important to understand the various types of disorders, sleep issues, sleep aids, and more in order to find a solution to your sleep problem. Enter the Speed Sleep Sleep dictionary, or everything you need to know about sleep, from A to Z.
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Many celebrated authors have benefited from high quality sleep; others famously suffered from sleep disorders and insomnia.  Shakespeare said sleep was the “chief nourisher in life’s feast” in Macbeth while F. Scott Fitzgerald said that “the worse thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to”.  Here are some more quotes on how great writers view sleep:

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Like many other intelligent individuals who understood the impact of proper sleep on their creative abilities and overall performance, the Dalai Lama recognizes the importance of a good night’s sleep. As he said to People magazine in 1979,

“Sleep is the best meditation.”

There really isn’t a more positive endorsement than that of the Dalai Lama, especially when it comes to meditation. After all, regular rest is essential for both the mind and body, so it only goes to follow that high quality sleep is a necessary ingredient of meditation - after all, both involve relaxing and clearing the mind.
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