Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques · 2026-05-11 · 26 min · 4,771 words

287. Give It a Rest to Do Your Best: The Sleep Habits That Catalyze Your Communication

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Your communication hygiene, what you eat, do you exercise, and how you sleep can fundamentally impact how you communicate. My name is Matt Abrahams, and I teach strategic communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Welcome to Think Fast, Talk Smart, the podcast. Today I'm excited to chat with Dr. Sherry Ma.

Dr. Ma is a sleep physician and adjunct lecturer at Stanford Sleep Medicine Center. She's a recognized global expert on the impact of sleep on cognitive and physical performance. Her groundbreaking research at Stanford University famously demonstrated that sleep extension could significantly boost the reaction times and accuracy of elite athletes. Dr.

Ma works with professional teams across the board in the NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLB, Olympic athletes and other high performers as well. She just won her second Super Bowl ring. She translates her clinical insights into practical tools that help executives and leaders manage fatigue and maintain peak mental acuity. Welcome, Dr. Ma.

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