Our book club has been meeting monthly for two years, but lately several of us aren't finishing the books and we've realized it's because our reading comprehension has dropped due to various sleep issues - new babies, shift work, insomnia. The members who are sleeping well are getting frustrated that discussions lack depth, while those of us struggling feel like we're failing at something we used to love.
More people experience this than they realize.
A shared intellectual practice is revealing how individual sleep struggles can undermine collective engagement, forcing a group to confront the relationship between personal wellness and communal meaning-making.
“Where Are You with Sleep and learning — the consolidation of knowledge?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.