Thoughtfolio 85 — how sleep cleans your brain, James Baldwin on race and the power of cold showers

What I’ve been reading this week…

How sleep cleans your brain. (5 mins) — medium.com

Fascinating and very nicely written explainer of how our glymphatic system cleans toxins from our brain — but only when we sleep.

James Baldwin and the reasons for racism. (7 mins) — www.theatlantic.com

I didn’t know much about James Baldwin until I read this piece, an American writer and activist who powerfully and eloquently described the structures of racism he saw in America. I find the conflation between capitalism and racism very compelling.

The power of a cold shower. (2 mins) — formnutrition.com

Five compelling benefits of taking a cold shower in the morning. There’s potentially also a sixth benefit — weight loss.

“Time itself is neutral; it can be used either destructively or constructively.” Martin Luther King