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One third of our lives are spent sleeping. Yet few people have thought about sleep and insomnia. Why do we feel sleepy? What factors cause insomnia? Why do we dream? How to deal with this? In the modern age, where humanity is obliged to prepare its rhythm of life according to the sunrise and sunset; What is the diversity and depth of the findings and suggestions of science, philosophy and meditation techniques about the problem of insomnia? Benjamin Franklin, who suffered from insomnia, used the time he couldn't sleep by working, saying "time is money". Many famous philosophers, such as Nietzsche, belittled sleep and somnolence. On the other hand, Descartes attached great importance to sleep. So, should the person who cannot sleep accept his fate or try to overcome the problem with the right methods? Anders Bortne, who has been struggling with insomnia for 17 years, brings his experiences, research and advice on this subject to the reader in a sincere style and objective approach.