Functioning with Limited Sleep – Do People Really Need 8 Hours?

December 29th, 2009 admin

You’ve heard it from experts at least once in your life about how everyone should get at least 8 hours of sleep a night. However, most Americans do not get this and don’t even come close to it. These same Americans are likely to tell you that they don’t need so much sleep and function perfectly well without it. How People Cope with Sleep Deprivation There’s an interesting article on Boston.com about how well people function on limited sleep (only sleeping 4 or 5 hours a night). The article claims that it may not be that people don’t need 8 hours but they are better able to cope with less sleep. Some people can’t function on…


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