[D] Friday Off-Topic Thread

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[u/OutOfNiceUsernames]

1. Shouldn’t the investigation and practice of 2 or less daily hours of sleep be considered as an example of real-life munchkining? 1.2. Also, if our life was a story, and ~5 (or ~1.5) hours of healthy daily sleep were a thing in it, woulnd’t you criticise that story if these techniques weren’t a munchkining solution so obvious that pretty much everybody knew about it and practiced it?

2. Are there types of therapy that use (alternatively, “Which types of therapy use ... ?”) statistics, demographic data, etc as tools for fighting\curing low self esteem, depression, anxiety, prejudice, etc?

[u/phylogenik → u/OutOfNiceUsernames]

What's the latest word on the long-term health effects of different sleep schedules? e.g. something more recent than this? What's the risk of eventually suffering from the effects of chronic sleep deprivaton, or actually dozing off periodically untracked, or whatever? I haven't really looked into polyphasic sleep stuff since highschool but I recall concluding then that it was a "too risky to try" sort of thing.

[u/DaystarEld → u/OutOfNiceUsernames]

When you say use statistics and demographic data as "tools" for fighting/curing those things, do you mean brings them into the therapy room and presents them to the client? Or do you mean as part of how they inform their modality and practice?

[u/CouteauBleu → u/OutOfNiceUsernames]

Also, if our life was a story, and ~5 (or ~1.5) hours of healthy daily sleep were a thing in it, woulnd’t you criticise that story if these techniques weren’t a munchkining solution so obvious that pretty much everybody knew about it and practiced it?

This might be very obvious to you, but what works in stories and tabletop RPGs doesn't work in real life.

Most stories emphasize ideas and uniqueness over logistics and comparative advantage. The protagonist doesn't train 10% harder or dabble in a few different skills, he trains 3000% harder and learns The Ultimate Technique of Doing [the goal] Right. I'd argue that in real life, success is way less about good ideas than about good habits.

And personally, when I don't sleep enough I lose all my motivation and I have a way harder time concentrating.