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Your advice on sleep should be modified to sleep to as close to high quality as you can. Some people are going to naturally sleep less and some more.
by kiba 5y ago
Your advice on sleep should be modified to sleep to as close to high quality as you can. Some people are going to naturally sleep less and some more.
- graeme 5y agoThe gene allowing some people to sleep less is exceedingly rare. The vast majority need between 7-8 hours sleep. And for most people sleep quality improves as you sleep longer. “Sleep only high quality” is not really actionable advice unless someone is taking sleeping pills or drinking before bed or actively doing something to impair sleep quality.
- formerly_proven 5y ago> actively doing something to impair sleep quality. Like reading hacker news in the evening.
- hindsightbias 5y agoWe’re overcompensating on the cognitive engagement part.
- jcfrei 5y agoSome people also have a biphasic sleep pattern rather than a monophasic one. For them sleeping 6 hours at night and one in the afternoon might be better.