From the course: Arianna Huffington's Thrive 01: Discovering Meditation and Sleep

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Kobe Bryant on sleep and meditation

Kobe Bryant on sleep and meditation

- So, our guest teacher is somebody that I'm so excited is going to teach you about sleep and meditation because he's so unexpected. It's Kobe Bryant. And you may say why Kobe? Well, it's Kobe because when I first met him, we talked a lot about sleep and meditation and he told me how he used to sleep for three or four hours and then he realized that in fact, sleep and meditation are performance enhancers, and he would do anything to be his best at the game, and far from what our culture makes us believe, that there is actually a trade off between sleep, meditation, and productivity, and performance, there isn't, and Kobe proves that. (bright music) (claps) - Let's get to it. Lesson one, get an additional 30 minutes of sleep a night. Take it as a challenge. Try to find that space. Quiet your mind and get your 30 minutes of sleep and you'll see it makes a really, really big difference. My sleep habits were horrendous, to say the least and I, I've always had a hard time sleeping. I…

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