ASMR: The Sleep Revolution

I have watched Ben's YouTube videos for quite some time now; as a huge gamer myself, I enjoy his content and his quirky charm quickly made him one of my favorite ASMR creators. As soon as I found out he had written a book detailing his experiences and research within the community, I knew I had to pick up a copy for myself.ASMR: The Sleep Revolution is a fun, interesting, and engaging read with the style of humor we've come to expect from Ben. I have only finished a few chapters so far but I already feel as though the purchase was well worth it. It's quite obvious that a good amount of care went into its production. The science behind the phenomenon is artfully infused with personal stories which help bridge the gap between author and reader. There are fun illustrations sprinkled throughout with a cartoonish style guaranteed to bring a smile. The book itself is well constructed and formatted.Overall I would strongly recommend this book for anyone remotely interested in the subject matter. It provides a thorough answer to the complicated question "What is ASMR?" along with personal accounts from viewers and Ben himself you won't find anywhere else. And while you're at it, make sure to stop by his channel "The ASMR Gamer" and check out a few videos!

I got interested in ASMR from YouTube a few years ago and started to subscribe to many channels. I recently found Ben's channel (The ASMR Gamer) and reveled in one video after another as I have found them extremely relaxing. Ben is very amiable and interacts with his fans. With tons of videos on his channel, dating back to April 2014 to the present, he has something for any fan of ASMR to enjoy. I was excited to see that he had written a book on the subject. I ordered the book right away and have savored every page of it. He goes into great detail about this wonderful phenomenon we know as autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR). If you are interested in ASMR or want to know more about it, I highly recommend this book!

If you are curious to learn more, whether you are a seasoned ASMR fan or brand new like myself and want to know more about ASMR and the culture that surrounds it, then this is the book for you. Its informative, well written, covering a wide range of topics about ASMR in light easy chapters that flow effortlessly and is clear to understand and digest. The authors creative, compassionate and amusing personality really breaks through which makes it really entertaining, interesting and even finding yourself laughing out loud at points. This book is well structured covering the history of ASMR, uses, different types of ASMR physiology, ASMR biological effects, pop culture, 'fake news', skeptics angle, the YouTube phenomenon and how you too can join and contribute to this growing community. This is actually one of the best books I've read in a while. Easy fun reading that can be read over a weekend.

Love this. Teaches how to relax

As a first of it's kind that I know of...I appreciate the time and energy that Ben placed in his book. Whilst I admit I am in the process of devouring its knowledge currently, I can only foresee that what is to come will be nothing short of fantastic!

Amazing book for beginners needing to understand more about ASMR. The author did an phenomenal job, categorizing everything a person needs to know, without getting windy, and blowing around a lot of weird terminology.

A really intelligent look at ASMR. Ben's take on the science behind ASMR and the sense of community created by the videos was as thoughtful as his videos always are.

This book looks good, feels good, and reads good. I would definitely recommend this book for anyone who is interested in ASMR.. “Cheers to you Benjamin”

I discovered the ASMR community online around four years ago - like many others, via a curious YouTube search. Despite having invested well over hundreds of hours into the videos since, I find it really fascinating that we as a community and even science itself still has very little understanding of what ASMR is and exactly how or why it occurs.This is the first ASMR book I've come across, and being a fan of Ben's channel I was easily convinced to give this a go. The book covers areas such as the important of sleep and why humans have evolved to depend on it for survival and how this possibly links into the phenonema known as ASMR. From there it talks about the timeline of ASMR content up towards the present day, the origins of the name and discusses potential avenues the community might move towards in the future - as well as potential issues that might arise (such as the growing sexualisation of some content) and how the community may look to respond to these challenges. Finally there are some interesting pointers about the creation of ASMR content, the amount of work that typically goes into this and some good starting points for anyone that may be inspired to become a content creator themselves.The format is conversational but informed, making it an insightful read but keep up with and an excellent summary into some of the more scientific areas it touches upon. I thoroughly enjoyed this as someone very familar with ASMR as a concept, but with little understanding of the background and origins of the community. This could be easily enjoyed by anyone with a basic interest though - whether you're curious about what those whispering YouTube videos you always seem to come across are all about, or can relate to that tingling feeling running through your body that you've never quite be able to explain...

First things first, wow. I would off happily paid double for this book simply due to the level of enjoyment I got out of it. From the way the author shows his bubbly, enthusiastic personality to the interesting analogise used to describe the different perceptions of ASMR, made this book was hard to put down. Although surrounding a topic of much mystery and contrasting opinions the Author, Benjamin Nicholls, uses rational yet diverse methods to explain different opinions, styles and uses off ASMR. For examples sources used include, News Articles, Content Creators and even the founder of a ASMR based University- Dr Craig Richard, who happened to foreword the book.I don't want to spoil it, but I believe I gained a lot of knowledge from this book. The educational factor is detailed with the odd comedic comment from Benjamin which reminds you of the reasoning behind the book; learning while the learning is happening. I say this because it feels like the author writes within a way to create a sense of 'learning together' by the way he describes each new topic. I also say this because ASMR isn't recognised yet by scientists, so it is based on independent learning via the community.Anyway, I truly hope to see other books out of this author as I really connected with the book itself, not just the topic. Thank You.

Considerato come la letteratura sul fenomeno dell'ASMR sia veramente scarsa (persino per me che ho accesso a quella accademica), questo libro si configura come la seconda scelta sul mercato insieme a Idiots Guide, ma con una differenza: questo libro è adatto sia ai neofiti, che agli esperti del settore, fornendo al lettore una marea di informazioni anche di recenti scoperte che non è facile reperire se non con un'accuratissima ricerca mirata sul web. Le fonti sono affidabili, e il "tono" con cui l'autore scrive il libro è molto amichevole e confortante, oltre che a essere, incredibilmente, perfettamente neutrale su un simile dibattito, mostrando sì le sue opinioni al riguardo, ma non sminuendo minimamente quelle a lui opposte. Consigliato da prendere a occhi chiusi. Unica avvertenza: il libro è inglese, con termini molto specifici, quindi è necessaria una capacità di lettura della lingua ben formata (almeno un livello B2).

Such a great book, for everything relating to asmr. To help understand it, understand why people enjoy it. To understand why people create it! The technologies that go into it. It is so incredibly well written too! It goes without saying that you need to purchase this book!

I can honestly say Ive enjoyed what ive read so far wholeheartedly. This is great for someone that hasnt got a clue what asmr is all the way upto someone that frequents videos about it like myself. It was good to read about its origins and the science and research into the subject.Its all done in a pretty cheesy, but fun tone aswell which I personally am finding really easy to read. Which is important for someone like myself that doesnt read alot.