Sleeping Better Overview Without proper amounts of sleep, no one can function well. And while the amounts of sleep that we all need differ; generally we need around seven to nine hours of sleep each night. Getting shorter amounts of sleep creates a debt” during the week. Sleeping is like credit, in that you can go into “sleep debt with it. If you don’t sleep enough at some point you yourself sleep. This sleep debt can only be paid off by “owe” sleeping. It can’t be overcome by willpower, nor will it go away by itself. Sleep is also like appetite. To stop feeling hungry or thirsty, the body needs to eat or drink. To stop feeling sleepy, all we have to do is sleep more or get better sleep. Circadian Rhythm
Sleeping Better Overview Without proper amounts of sleep, no one can function well. And while the amounts of sleep that we all need differ; generally we need around seven to nine hours of sleep each night. Getting shorter amounts of sleep creates a “sleep debt” during the week. Sleeping is like credit, in that you can go into debt with it. If you don’t sleep enough at some point you “owe” yourself sleep. This sleep debt can only be paid off by sleeping. It can’t be overcome by willpower, nor will it go away by itself. Sleep is also like appetite. To stop feeling hungry or thirsty, the body needs to eat or drink. To stop feeling sleepy, all we have to do is sleep more or get better sleep. Circadian Rhythm
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