Overview
Dr. Michael Breus is a clinical psychologist and sleep specialist known as “The Sleep Doctor.” He popularizes chronotypes and practical sleep protocols so leaders and athletes can align schedules with biology—improving energy, mood, and cognitive performance.
What they teach
- Chronotype-based sleep and schedule design
- Evidence-informed sleep hygiene for high performers
- Public education via books, media, and Sleep Doctor resources
- Tools that treat sleep as a performance system
Why SUCCESS readers care
Sleep is leverage for every other SUCCESS domain—leadership, money decisions, and training. Breus makes the science usable for people who travel, lead teams, and cannot live like monks.
Sources
Grounded in thesleepdoctor.com / sleepdoctor.com (retrieved 2026-09-12).