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Sleep Science: In the Era of Screens, Rest Is Crucial
- throwaway180118 8y agoHow do recent studies compare to computer use in the era of the CRT screen?
- froh 8y agoTwo things have substantially changed: CRTs don't emit that daylight-like blue spectrum. There is a diagram further down in the long article showing the different impact of different light sources on sleep. Additionally, not mentioned in the article, social network streams are deliberately constructed to increase your online time, by being 'interesting'. https://www.ted.com/talks/nir_eyal_what_makes_technology_so_habit_forming/up-next https://www.ted.com/talks/nir_eyal_what_makes_technology_so_...
- irq 8y agoCRTs can quite capably emit daylight blue. People used to use them for photography, video games, etc. Just not typically in bed.
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- johnchristopher 8y agoWhere does that title come from ? The article only has `While We Sleep, Our Mind Goes on an Amazing Journey`.
- privong 8y agoIt's the html header <title></title> entry.
- rainbowmverse 8y agoMany (most?) big sites will try on different titles to see which one drives more traffic.
- GuerrillaBuzz 8y agoWow, what a great discovery... sleep is crucial xD
- wcoenen 8y agoThis website re-layouted multiple times on chrome for android, sending me back to the start of the article each time. I gave up on reading it.
- arez 8y agoI always remember my dreams when I did sports that day, shouldn't remembering the dreams not be a good sign?
- agumonkey 8y agoI can't say but I always feel happy when I have dreams, even weird ones. It leaves a deep trail of calm and inspiration (makes me want to draw, or make a story out of it).
- ss2003 8y agoDreaming is how memories and skills are encoded in the brain. The second half of the night is more likely to involve encoding of physical skills like sports. Also more prone to nightmares.
- quantum_state 8y agoThe info design of the site is horrible .. playing video when there is no need and makes the reading experience one of the worst ...
- graeme 8y agoDoes anyone know of studies on whether the time of hours of sleep matters? I.e. is sleeping eight hours from 2-10 in any way worse than eight hours from 11-7?
- travmatt 8y agoCant currently look for a study, but IIRC the more in tune with your normal circadian rhythm the better - especially if you don’t need any alarm to wake up naturally. I do recall hearing overnight workers have higher incidences of cancers, disorders, etc., and I’m curious to know if that holds true for people with naturally aberrant circadian rhythms.
- ss2003 8y agoYes, what ever the cause of loss of sleep the effects are the same. You need to sleep for lots of brain and body maintenance.
- Belphemur 8y agoI think they talk about it in "Why we sleep" by Matthew Walker, PhD. Mostly about some people are biologically programmed to be night owl and other early bird. The best sleep is not about what at what time you sleep but more if you follow what your biological cycle is telling you.
- TomMarius 8y agoMelatonin (the "sleep hormone") production is/was linked to time through red light. If you're staring at a screen, you need* to use a blue color filter or supplement melatonin, same with going to sleep during the day. * not really, most of the time the body can somehow manage, but if you're looking for quality sleep, or you have issues that you'd like to solve, you should look into it