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Old 07-03-2008, 08:40 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Sam988 View Post
Also, care to explain this study? Sleep less, live longer?
There is no explaining. It's a survey, and those are the results. Interpretation is one thing, and speculation is another. Too much "explaining" and you become a bad scientist

One thing is for sure, there are far too many hidden variables in that study to draw any strong conclusion about sleep recommendation. Should a genetically long sleeper be forced to sleep 7h?

If you want your brain to work best, then practice good sleep habits to improve sleep quality, then let your body decide how much you need. Go to sleep when you're tired and wake up w/o and alarm clock. Depending on your sleep quality, genetics, and other factors, that may be 5h or 10h.
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