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It is important that people realize sleep cycles do exist, but this seems a bit strawman-ish. If someone says "you need about 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep" I
by unhammer 8y ago
It is important that people realize sleep cycles do exist, but this seems a bit strawman-ish. If someone says "you need about 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep" I would rather take that as meaning things like "don't get up after just 5 hours" and "don't get up and check ebay auctions in the middle of the night even if it just takes 10 minutes", not "don't panic if you naturally wake up at 4am".
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> Historical records also suggest that a segmented or bi-phasic sleep pattern was the norm before the industrial revolution.
there's an interesting comment at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18051041 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18051041
- jgtrosh 8y agos/don't panic/panic/
- unhammer 8y agoDoh! Thanks. That sentence got too complicated :)
- FabHK 8y agoGood point. The article is a bit disingenuous in calling it the "eight-hour solid sleep myth". Matthew Walker in his book on sleep (that's referenced also in the comment you link to) points out, for example, that a lot of learning tends to happen in the latest stages of sleep. So, 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep might well be better than 6 hours + 2 hours siesta.
- coldtea 8y ago>If someone says "you need about 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep" I would rather take that as meaning things like "don't get up after just 5 hours" and "don't get up and check ebay auctions in the middle of the night even if it just takes 10 minutes", not "don't panic if you naturally wake up at 4am". If you're tired when you "naturally wake up", then do panic.