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Speaking of time and sleep, I have always been fascinated with the concept of "first sleep, second sleep". https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220107-the-lost
by papito 5y ago
Speaking of time and sleep, I have always been fascinated with the concept of "first sleep, second sleep".
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medieval-habit-of-biphasic-sleep https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medieva...
I have tried it - it's like having TWO mornings in one day. It's kind of amazing, but it's completely incompatible with modern life (although less so with the new regime of more work/life balance flexibility).
- macintux 5y agoMuch discussion about that article a couple of weeks ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29886907 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29886907