Daniel Lang

“the shorter your sleep, the shorter your life span ”
― Matthew Walker, Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

“Caffeine has an average half-life of five to seven hours. Let’s say that you have a cup of coffee after your evening dinner, around 7:30 p.m. This means that by 1:30 a.m., 50 percent of that caffeine may still be active and circulating throughout your brain tissue. In other words, by 1:30 a.m., you’re only halfway to completing the job of cleansing your brain of the caffeine you drank after dinner.”
― Matthew Walker, Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams

“Partake in reality as an actor in a theatrical play: with attention, dedication and an open heart. But never believe yourself to be your character, for characters spend their lives chasing their own shadows, whereas actors embody the meaning of existence.”
― Bernardo Kastrup, More Than Allegory: On Religious Myth, Truth And Belief

“We now find our gods not on the altar, but in the bottle of alcohol, the football match on television, the new pair of shoes and the arms of the casual lover.”
― Bernardo Kastrup, More Than Allegory: On Religious Myth, Truth And Belief