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Theses on Sleep - Alexey Guzey

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Summary: In this essay, I question some of the consensus beliefs about sleep, such as the need for at least 7 hours of sleep for adults, harmfulness of acute sleep deprivation, and harmfulness of long-term sleep deprivation and our inability to adapt to it. It appears that the evidence for all of these beliefs is much weaker than sleep scientists and public health experts want us to believe. In particular, I conclude that it’s plausible that at least acute sleep deprivation is not only not …

Theses on Sleep created: 2022-02-10 ; modified: 2024-10-17 Table of Contents 5 random top posts > How to make friends over the internet > How my views on AI changed every year 2017-2024 > Tools / Gear > (unauthorized) advice from guest 04 > Q&A with my high school self: helping 14-16 year old Alexey to deal with his emotions, to ask for help, to talk to people (and his dad), to learn, to get things done. 2024 update: Please note that as of 2024, I aim to sleep 7-8 hours most of the nights. Summary: In this essay, I question some of the consensus beliefs about sleep, such as the need for at lea

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