I was at Target a few days ago, and despite the numerous empty shelves and aisles, the magazine rack in the checkout lane was fully stocked. I will say Time Magazine had my number. There were two Time Magazine special editions right next to each other: The Science of Sleep and The Science of Nutrition.

Magazines are a holdover from the past. I don’t think they’ll be around much longer. I wrote about that in another post. So, even though I’m the last person who would be buying magazines, I purchased both of them.

Time Magazine is about as mainstream as it gets. I want to see how mainstream media are communicating information about sleep. They’ve already used considerable resources to identify the topics and information, so I might as well leverage that as I refine the offerings in my upcoming book.

Here are the chapters:

• Introduction: The Power of Sleep
• What Sleep is For
• Doctor Says: Back to Bed
• Getting to Bedtime
• Sleep and the Teenage Brain
• Tuning Out Bad Dreams
• Sleep Like a Pro
• Animal Slumbers
• The Truth About Sleeping Pills
• How Low Can You Go?
• Goodnight Gadgets
• Wake Up to Your Creativity
• The Graveyard Shift
• Sleep Studies

This magazine is 96 pages and no ads! I will read the whole thing so you don’t have to. I’ll let you know if this changes any of the core structure of my book.