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What kind of snake do you keep?
She's a ball python! Just barely a year old and the sweetest noodle. She just barely became big enough for a 40 gallon tank.
Sounds cool.
Sleep duration is associated with brain structure and cognitive performance
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Let them sleep when they are tired and wake when they want.
It takes considerable effort to "allow yourself to sleep until you are "fully slept"" if you are woken up by a 2 year old sitting on your head and trying to get you to look at a book with him.
It is clear that their advice is not suitable for someone who has a family and so on... single and living alone, maybe
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This is similar to my "drink when you're thirsty" method for remaining hydrated. There's a whole industry built on the premise that we're unable to regulate our own water intake without the help of apps and special water bottles. I've not found that to be the case myself.
I don't think that our ancestors were able to drink when they wanted to. You need to travel to some drinking spot which takes time and probably required group effort. Though I don't think that we should just blindly recreate our ancient habits.
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This is similar to my "drink when you're thirsty" method for remaining hydrated. There's a whole industry built on the premise that we're unable to regulate our own water intake without the help of apps and special water bottles. I've not found that to be the case myself.
I don't think that our ancestors were able to drink when they wanted to. You need to travel to some drinking spot which takes time and probably required group effort. Though I don't think that we should just blindly recreate our ancient habits.
You are correct, though at some point we figured out how to carry it, stay close to it, and establish access.
I've been told by a few wise people to wait to drink until I'm done trekking, by the way.
I don't think we should blindly do anything, and abandonining millions of years of evolution and wisdom especially.
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No, of course this would be somewhat different with children. However, this is how I would also raise a child, letting them sleep as much and whenever they want. When I was a child myself, my parents were in disagreement. My dad's opinion that I should be "broken in" so that I am better able to integrate into society. My mom thought more along the lines of what I describe. Seeing that my dad had a societal job while…
> However, this is how I would also raise a child, letting them sleep as much and whenever they want. With small kids, the problem is usually not you trying to force a schedule on the kid, but the kid forcing a schedule on you.
Yes, of course, their schedule takes priority.
We can't always sleep as much as we want to, even without kids. But I've certainly made it a high priority.
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Let them sleep when they are tired and wake when they want.
It takes considerable effort to "allow yourself to sleep until you are "fully slept"" if you are woken up by a 2 year old sitting on your head and trying to get you to look at a book with him.
“Fully slept....” That’s the dream. My daughter will try to open up my eye lids whilst I’m asleep and then start yelling “it’s morning time” at the top of her lungs. She has done this before at 4am and now I jolt awake at the sound of her entering our bedroom. Sadly it has been very effective at waking me up, and it’s hard to train her out of it when it works so well. To be honest I think I’m also sort of hard impressed by the brutality of it all.
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You need more sleep. That's it. That's the story. There's nothing wrong with you. Trying to set additional alarms, or worrying about how you used to record your dreams... Not relevant. Your body isn't done resting. Stop interrupting it before its done, and you'll find that 8ish hours of uninterrupted sleep is more restful than the quasi-sleep you're getting now.
Sounded to me like they already get 8 hours generally and it pushes up to 10-11. That said, it’s important to realize that not everyone needs 8 hours of sleep. Some people are blessed to only need 6, some people are cursed to need 10 or 11 hours. Some people have extreme generic quirks that can go from only needing 4 to needing more than 12 (of course you should talk to a doctor if that’s you). 8 is definitely by far…
His post said he sets the alarm for 6-7 hours. And I’d agree with this reply to just plan more sleep initially, and (if you can) skip the alarm. Why? I have had the same experience as him with resuming dreams, and know that the “cure” for me (and just generally feeling more awake for the rest of the day) is consistently about 8h15m of sleep. That’s my number, from estimating the average over some years and mostly avoiding alarm clocks, and yours is probably different. I believe I happen to need more than average. Sometimes changing time zones by 4-5 hours can help me reset the rhythm, as does planning my sleep timing based around when I want to wake, rather than my natural habitation as a night owl.
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#159From the responses, it seems like everyone here is 17 and can use unlimited sleep. In my late 40s, I can't sleep more than 6 hours and if I do, I end up groggy with an aching head. Sleep habits are very diverse and if you're lacking sleep, you'll find out in short order as there's no way to ignore it. OTOH, worrying about whether you are getting enough sleep is creating unnecessary stress in your life.
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This is similar to my "drink when you're thirsty" method for remaining hydrated. There's a whole industry built on the premise that we're unable to regulate our own water intake without the help of apps and special water bottles. I've not found that to be the case myself.
I guess I use the same method. For a year or so, I forced myself to drink an additional liter of water per day and I didn’t feel any difference from it, except that I had to go to the toilet all the time. The only problem that arises now is that I tend to forget that I’m a bit thirsty because of the ubiquitous distractions in our lives.
hyper-optimized distractions are one of our new challenges we face today as attentional beings.
hyper-mindfulness and hyper-awareness is one of the best tools I've found to overcome them.