Weekend ‘catch-up sleep’ is a lie
Sleep is fun, people who regularly lack it will tell you they&#x27;re &quot;just fine&quot; but they&#x27;ve been lacking sleep for so long that the baseline they&#x27;re comparing themselves to is already skewed.<p>Take two weeks off, avoid alcohol and other stimulant, avoid artificial light after 8 and wake up without an alarm. You&#x27;ll see how you feel after that regimen. Your body knows exactly how much sleep it needs.<p>But that&#x27;s not compatible with the &quot;work hard, play hard&quot; and hustler mentality I guess. Let&#x27;s see how it impacts us when we get older, I&#x27;m fairly certain that the younger you are the more abuse your body can take, it usually has lasting consequences though.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.com&#x2F;entry&#x2F;7-scary-ways-sleep-deprivation-affects-teen-physical-and-mental-health_us_55a7bd07e4b04740a3df0fb3" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.com&#x2F;entry&#x2F;7-scary-ways-sleep-depr...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffpost.com&#x2F;entry&#x2F;teen-sleep-crimes-adults_n_58b70880e4b019d36d0fec64" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffpost.com&#x2F;entry&#x2F;teen-sleep-crimes-adults_n_58...</a>