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The Joneses became the central banks so good luck ignoring them.
This is the reality that nobody wants to accept as the root cause of these problems
Hamilton is basically Sweeney Todd for the historically literate.
The big lie about sleep
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It's not miscalculated. The calculation is exactly right. It's really about how you choose to spend that time. The time split you did isn't set in stone, you can change most of that. Don't cook for an hour, move cleaning up into the weekend. 2-3 hours is a long commute, consider remote work or getting a job closer to where you are. 8 hours is a typical office workday but other arrangements are possible from contract…
A commute of 2-3 hours means you have lots of time to meditate or read, if that's something you want to do.
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#73> When it comes to slumber, what matters most is how rich you are. Looking at their sleep map, that swath of good sleep down the middle of the country seems to go against that, and isn't mentioned in the article (unless I missed it). Most of Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, and Colorado aren't "rich", but they get the best sleep. Wisconsin is slightly worse than those, but still rather good, and likely the only reason they…
The "worst sleep" map is just two demographics: African Americans and Appalachians.
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#74This is such a toxic take. There actually is a lot people can do to help their sleep. Framing it like they did makes it seem like there is nothing people can do.
Then I think they got causation mixed up. Studies show that night owls have less self control, worse sleep and health habits.
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#75Ok, I read the article. But I still don't know what the big lie is.
I think the big lie is that wellness companies, doctors, and sleep widget salespeople claim that you can improve your sleep with blackout curtains, less screen time, exercise, fancy tech, and a host of other strategies. But this article is saying that being healthier and richer improve your sleep more dramatically, and those are things that are not directly in your control.
Studies show that those with worst sleep have worse health and sleep habits.
So it’s the persons decision to not have good health habits which result in poorer health and poorer sleep. The article has got causation mixed up.
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> meditate Meditation is free and does not take a lot of time. Anyone can meditate, nobody is too busy to have 15 or 20 minutes a day for meditation. The same goes for exercise. 1 hour is 4% of the day.
This is a very miscalculated take. Work is minimum 8 hours. Add another 2-3 hours for commuting, getting ready for work, and getting ready for being home. Add about 2 hours for cooking and clean up. So far we’re at 12-13 hours. Add at least 7 hours for sleep (and sometimes turning in bed). We’re now at 19-20 hours. Add about an hour a day of incidentals that come up (social expectations, phone calls with family, etc)…
The biggest of all: childcare