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[–] 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The idea that people should be getting 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep is a bit of a myth.

Sure, a lot of people don't sleep as much as they should, but it's not like 8 hours is a magic number, or like interruptions haven't been a factor in sleeping since proto-humans first climbed down from the trees.

In the past in England it was normal to have two periods of sleep in a night. In hot countries a period of sleep during the hottest part of the day is normal.

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