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> because one has sleep debt that is being paid back Is there any concrete scientific evidence that one can 'cheat' during the week sleeping only 4, 5 hours an
by justboxing 9y ago
> because one has sleep debt that is being paid back
Is there any concrete scientific evidence that one can 'cheat' during the week sleeping only 4, 5 hours and then catch up and pay the 'sleep debt' over the weekend?
I've seen 1 off 'research' articles that this is possible but I'm not buying it.
- tudelo 9y agoI bet you could get plenty of anecdotal evidence on this. What would you want to see from research? Metrics on awake vs sleep deprived vs "caught up after sleep deprivation"? Sounds interesting.
- dota_fanatic 9y agoI don't have the studies handy but "Why We Sleep" goes into the myriad bad things that happen when you short sleep, all backed by studies. Those bad things aren't "undone" five days later; every night you short sleep is doing irreversible damage along a variety of facets (immune, memory, learning, emotional stability, restoration, etc). Indeed it's absurd to imagine one could wreak havoc on their health for days on end, an incredibly complex system, and then undo it all on the weekend with a few extra hours.