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Make Sleep Your Superpower: A Guide to Greater Health, Happiness & Productivity

"Learn how sleep works, its importance to physical, mental and emotional health, and how to set an individualized strategy for better sleep and better days."

2022

Robert Roy Britt

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Wise & Well

Robert Roy Britt

Oct 24, 2025

Why You Should Focus on Sleep Quality, Not Duration

New research reveals a new sleep mystery, plus the vital importance of a good night’s sleep — beyond the hours you put in

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Wise & Well

Robert Roy Britt

Jun 30, 2025

Why. It’s. So. Hard. To. Focus.

And what to do about annoying distractions

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Robert Roy Britt

Aug 7, 2025

Secrets of Remarkable ‘Superager’ Brains Revealed

Beyond age 80, their dementia-free minds still work as though they’re middle-aged

A human brain donated to science by a superager

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Robert Roy Britt

Jan 26, 2025

Advice to the Living from People Who are Dying

What they regret most (it’s not what you think) and what they truly value, now that nothing else matters

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a butterfly being released from someone’s hand

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Robert Roy Britt

Oct 1, 2024

The 28 Best Things to Eat, According to 10 Nutrition Experts

I asked registered dietitians and other nutrition specialists what they’d eat if they had to choose only a few foods. Here are their…

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The 28 Best Things to Eat, According to 10 Nutrition Experts

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The Writer’s Guide

Robert Roy Britt

7h ago

My Most Concise Writing Advice

Tight is right

Robert Roy Britt

19h ago

3 Surprising Truths About Dementia

If you think it’s an inevitable part of aging, here’s the good news

Robert Roy Britt

3d ago

Biohacker Aiming to Live Forever Gets an Autoimmune Disease

A cautionary tale for anyone who dreams of immortality

Robert Roy Britt

3d ago

Polypharmacy: The Drug ‘Scam’ We All Helped Create

From middle-age onward, millions of adults fall into a “prescribing cascade” of way too many meds. Doctors know it. But only you can stop…

Robert Roy Britt

Jun 30

Featured Book

Stories

Why You Should Focus on Sleep Quality, Not Duration

New research reveals a new sleep mystery, plus the vital importance of a good night’s sleep — beyond the hours you put in

Why. It’s. So. Hard. To. Focus.

And what to do about annoying distractions

Secrets of Remarkable ‘Superager’ Brains Revealed

Beyond age 80, their dementia-free minds still work as though they’re middle-aged

Advice to the Living from People Who are Dying

What they regret most (it’s not what you think) and what they truly value, now that nothing else matters

The 28 Best Things to Eat, According to 10 Nutrition Experts

I asked registered dietitians and other nutrition specialists what they’d eat if they had to choose only a few foods. Here are their…

My Most Concise Writing Advice

Tight is right

3 Surprising Truths About Dementia

If you think it’s an inevitable part of aging, here’s the good news

Biohacker Aiming to Live Forever Gets an Autoimmune Disease

A cautionary tale for anyone who dreams of immortality

Polypharmacy: The Drug ‘Scam’ We All Helped Create

From middle-age onward, millions of adults fall into a “prescribing cascade” of way too many meds. Doctors know it. But only you can stop…

An Old Guy’s Search for Purpose and Meaning in the AI Era

And why I just spent four months NOT doing the thing I love most

Robert Roy Britt