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After months/years of not getting nearly enough sleep, how long until you get back to your "normal" mental capacity? (That is, if you go back to getting a reaso
by noro 18y ago
After months/years of not getting nearly enough sleep, how long until you get back to your "normal" mental capacity? (That is, if you go back to getting a reasonable amount of sleep.)
- kirubakaran 18y agoI don't know if I am completely back to normal yet. But I sleep in as much as I can. Few years ago they had to put me on IV drips coz I was throwing up all day due to a week long self-inflicted sleep deprivation. Doctors added something to the drip that put me out for several hours. Thats when I understood that I'll be way better off in the long run with a good sleep schedule. I used to boast about my ability to code through the night. I was a fool.
- biohacker42 18y agoI recall an article that claimed you build up sleep debt and have to pay it back with equal time oversleeping. Obviously there is an upper limit on how much sleep debt any one can accumulate. In my personal experience, getting enough sleep and not "slipping" requires real discipline. A good sleep schedule ain't easy to stick to, but it's worth it in the long.
- bd 18y agoI remember awesome Google Tech Talk about sleep that mentioned sleep debt requiring full repayment. Dr. William Dement on "Healthy Sleep and Optimal Perfomance" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hAw1z8GdE8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hAw1z8GdE8 It was linked from an older HN sleep thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=359041 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=359041