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itszwee t1_ised8qw wrote

Absolutely the fuck not. The only way I could see modifying the brain’s ability to sleep being beneficial would be to treat insomnia by essentially forcing the brain to sleep for a healthy amount of time. But of COURSE the first point is some trite productivity bullshit. That’s how we push ourselves into a cyberpunk dystopia where working 20 hours a day is normalized and expected. I imagine that condensing sleep into something like two hours would probably cause long term brain damage, too.

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imnotsoho t1_isgs3ng wrote

I didn't read the article but I spent an hour in a sensory deprivation tank about 20 years ago. Felt like I slept 16 hours.

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scarywolverine t1_isg8dyh wrote

Honestly, Ill take it. Im someone that really needs 9 hours of sleep to feel normal. Its horrible. Truly horrible to live like that. Im always tired and I either have to basically make sleep the number 1 priority in my life or always be off. This sounds like a godsend

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Fadamaka t1_isiioxk wrote

I am almost the same. What suprisingly helped is sleeping less. Like 7 hours instead of 9. If I sleep more than 7 I somehow start feeling more tired and can't get myself out of bed only after the 9-10 hour mark.

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SnowyNW t1_isedl7x wrote

I wouldn’t mind doing 20 hours a day of research work for a good cause. What other purpose to life is there?

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Skrixm t1_isedtlk wrote

Yeah you wouldn't. But who would if you were paid a slave's wage and had slave-like living conditions?

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SnowyNW t1_isedw21 wrote

My life literally can’t get much worse lol. It’s only up from here

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DankMink12 t1_isesd8o wrote

Aye bro since your life is that bad you got any money you can give me? I really need it

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OKAGAKAMI t1_isefa6e wrote

If that’s what you want who am I to deny 🤷

But other people want to do other things, I don’t see an issue with this if people willingly chose to do it. But I feel like it would become the “norm” and become a necessity in the workplace. Sort of like working holidays or working overtime etc. no one wants to do it, but we have to.

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Rauleigh t1_isevxv8 wrote

Or using caffeine

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OKAGAKAMI t1_isgblro wrote

I will say that if you give up caffeine, you will realize how little you actually need it to remain awake in the morning. There are plenty of alternatives, your body and brain are just essentially addicted to the caffeine, making you feel like you can’t function without it. Giving up stuff with high caffeine was one of the best things I ever did, I still eat chocolate but outside of that no energy drinks or soda or anything.

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Rauleigh t1_isgst1o wrote

Word! Yeah I've gone back and forth on it a couple times. The thing that is of concern/interest I think is the culture that normalizes uppers like caffeine or even Adderall to either keep up with inflexible systems/schedules or to cram in extra activities. Its not necessary but easy to become dependent on substances to supplement our bodies to fit a fast paced environment that doesn't really cater to a lot of our needs.

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SnowyNW t1_isefbo4 wrote

Those words will always haunt me.

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Ark-kun t1_ishmkr8 wrote

Life can always be/become worse. Thete is no bottom.

Mathematically: Given x>0, you han make it 2 times smaller any number of times and it would still be >0. Life can be 2x worse than your current life.

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