To Sleep or Not to Sleep? | Alyazia Ahmad Alhammadi | TEDxHartland Intl School

Sleep deprivation is described as a modern epidemic that affects nearly everyone. This TEDxHartland International School talk by Alyazia Ahmad Alhammadi looks at what happens when sleep is consistently sacrificed, including effects on focus, memory, reaction time, nightmares and sleep paralysis. It invites viewers to reconsider the late nights that have come to seem normal.

• Effects of consistent sleep loss on focus, memory and reaction time
• Nightmares and sleep paralysis as related sleep issues
• Questioning the habit of late nights
• Independently organized TEDx event at Hartland International School, Dubai

To Sleep or Not to Sleep, That is the Question Sleep deprivation has become a modern epidemic, affecting nearly all of our lives. But how bad is it really? This talk explores what happens when we consistently sacrifice sleep, from impaired focus, memory, and reaction time to nightmares and sleep paralysis, and challenges us to rethink the late nights we’ve come to see as normal. Hartland International School, Dubai This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx