Do we really need eight hours of uninterrupted sleep a night?
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Re: Do we really need eight hours of uninterrupted sleep a night?
#2This linked article by the same author is a bit better: https://theconversation.com/broken-sleep-its-a-rollercoaster....
Re: Do we really need eight hours of uninterrupted sleep a night?
#3This linked article by the same author is a bit better: https://theconversation.com/broken-sleep-its-a-rollercoaster... .
What do you like more about the article you linked?
Re: Do we really need eight hours of uninterrupted sleep a night?
#4It 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
Re: Do we really need eight hours of uninterrupted sleep a night?
#5I'm halfway through Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep. And it's terrifying. The medical implications of insufficient sleep are rather worrisome.
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/295665/why-we-sleep/97801419...
Re: Do we really need eight hours of uninterrupted sleep a night?
#6My digestion won't support 8 hours of uninterrupted anything. I'm up 2-3 times every night, as though I had a young child, but I'm single. Some nights, I'll be up for an hour or more, then return to bed for "second sleep".
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#7I work in Academia. I sleep after lunch every day. I have lunch in 30 minutes and then I sleep 20 minutes. I have an sleeping mat and a pillow in my office and I sleep on the floor. It really boosts my afternoon productivity, specially now that I have a baby and wake up several times during the night. During the weekends I sleep a little longer. I've been doing this for many years and I struggle a little bit when in meetings and conferences, where I can't sleep. But I'm learning to nap anywhere. ;-)
Re: Do we really need eight hours of uninterrupted sleep a night?
#8My digestion won't support 8 hours of uninterrupted anything. I'm up 2-3 times every night, as though I had a young child, but I'm single. Some nights, I'll be up for an hour or more, then return to bed for "second sleep".
Did you try to see a doctor?
Re: Do we really need eight hours of uninterrupted sleep a night?
#9The amount of sleep also depends on age, obviously.
Re: Do we really need eight hours of uninterrupted sleep a night?
#10I work in Academia. I sleep after lunch every day. I have lunch in 30 minutes and then I sleep 20 minutes. I have an sleeping mat and a pillow in my office and I sleep on the floor. It really boosts my afternoon productivity, specially now that I have a baby and wake up several times during the night. During the weekends I sleep a little longer. I've been doing this for many years and I struggle a little bit when in…
This is so cool, love the pillow, mat + floor idea to nap anywhere. It might be perceived as a little weird by some colleagues at first, but once they get the utility, I guess they'll get used to it. I nap on my chair (it reclines upto 75-80 degrees) for about 18-22 minutes every day after lunch and it refreshes me like nothing else!