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> This would only move the problem later, not solve it. And for teens, that would be a huge improvement. Their sleep schedules are biologically offset to be ab
by Youden 7y ago
> This would only move the problem later, not solve it.
And for teens, that would be a huge improvement. Their sleep schedules are biologically offset to be about 2 hours later than and adult's [0] so the different between having to wake up at say 08:30 instead of 07:30 is the equivalent, for an adult, to waking up at 06:30 instead of 05:30.
> The problem is that there are only 24 hours in the day.
That's also a problem but it's a different problem. Even if we reduce the workload, sleep still can't be healthy because teenagers are being forced to consistently wake up at biologically unnatural times.
[0]: https://www.uclahealth.org/sleepcenter/sleep-and-teens https://www.uclahealth.org/sleepcenter/sleep-and-teens