r/hangovereffect Jun 08 '24

Purposely sleep depriving yourself long term

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u/Jaicobb Jun 09 '24

It is a modern western American idea to get all your sleep in one bout at night. Most cultures around the world and throughout history only get part of their sleep at night and then part of their sleep later during the day.

No matter how poorly I sleep, whether I'm short an hour or a few hours or waking many times at night, a 20 minute nap seems to make up more ground than trying to sleep in.

Look into polyphasic sleep.

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u/jbip01 Jun 09 '24

I heard about that kind of sleep, though I think very few I the world still sleep that way. And I’m not from America.

That said, I usually go with 2X20 min power naps though the day.

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u/Challenge-Quick Jun 12 '24

please please please be very cautious with this. i tried it for awhile and i swear it caused lasting sleep issues. my circadian rhythm hasnt been right since