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from narcoleptic princesses to Rip Van
Winkle tall tales and shy have a rich
shared history but you square the face
welcome to watchmojo.com one by one in
today’s installment we’ll be counting
down the five myths about sleep that
kept us up all night if you’re still
having trouble gutter door slut I will
pass below visitor and your home to
ensure you are listening to the suder’s
koratala myth number five you can make
up for lost sleep I just need sleep I
had nightmares all night about cars
running people over you might be able to
catch up with old friends but the
Sandman isn’t one of them if and when
you find yourself having bent the candle
at both ends sleeping longer than usual
won’t do anything to counteract the
damage you’ve done one late night
followed by an early bedtime the next
might balance the scales but if you’ve
been constantly getting in adequate
amounts of sleep there’s no quick fix
available according to a study conducted
by the Harvard School of Medicine the
ill effects of prolonged sleep
deprivation such as diminished ability
to focus
poor reflexes and weakened
problem-solving skills will actually be
worsened by any attempt to compensate by
over sleeping you’re actually better off
simply returning to a normal sleep
schedule two days it’s your birthday
myth number four one long period of
sleep has always been the norm a full
eight hours is the modern standard of
rest but in recent years alternative
sleep patterns have started to attract
more serious attention from the
scientific community and these theories
have history to back them up in the past
biphasic sleep wasn’t an alternative it
was the norm two distinct periods of
sleep each lasting approximately four
hours was separated by a one or two hour
period of wakefulness in which people
might do chores read catch up on
correspondence or even socialize
with widespread artificial lighting
however we increased our productive
hours and made sleep more efficient that
being said when made to live by a
natural light again participants in a
1990 study naturally returned to a
biphasic sleep until a good pinch myth
number three naps are a waste of time
cat nap is rejoice science is here to
defend your right to a quick bit of
shut-eye
nothing like a power nap our modern high
productive society might dismiss napping
as a luxury of the lazy but it serves a
biological purpose naps between 10 and
90 minutes in length when taken before 4
p.m. have been shown to increase
productivity heightened alertness
improve overall mood and even helped the
old sex drive while the contemporary
workaholic might tend to coffee or
energy drinks to keep them going
throughout the day certain solutions
only work to delay or worsen the
inevitable effects of exhaustion many
highly productive individuals including
Winston Churchill Eleanor Roosevelt
Thomas Edison and JFK all swore by the
restorative powers of naps to keep them
at their best
you look tired if you’re tired you can
totally lay down
my lab do you want
just take a little lap now myth number
two early risers are better off you
might be jealous of so-called morning
people but they aren’t necessarily
better off except in the court of public
opinion thanks to one Christopher
Bradley a biologist credited with the
whole early risers get more done concept
morning people have been attributed with
near superhuman productivity but in
reality most early risers just
experienced their productive peak in the
morning hours before slowing down later
in the day and night hour forcing his or
her self to rise with the Sun is
unlikely to experience unprecedented
levels of productivity their natural
productive peak is probably in the late
afternoon or evening for maximum
efficiency people need to get enough
rest and then apply themselves to
difficult tasks whenever most alert and
focused I’m an early bird and I’m a
night owl so I’m wise and I have worms
myth number one you need eight hours of
sleep
yes when it comes to sleep there’s no
magic number I never slept eight hours
in my life me either I wish I could it
might sound like a foregone conclusion
but the only real rule is make sure you
get the right amount everyone has
different needs which will likely change
throughout life
teens and infants are likely to need
more sleep but one doesn’t necessarily
require less as they get older that’s a
common misconception now you will go to
sleep or I’ll put you to sleep many
adults think that they can function on
little sleep when in reality they’ve
simply grown accustomed to living
sleep-deprived negative side effects and
all over sleeping is a real issue to
excess sleep has been linked with a
variety of serious health concerns
having a bad dream
no I suffer from a disorder called sleep
fighter the key to getting enough rest
is self-awareness and learning to read
the signs your body is giving you some
shrimp
aye-aye captain so how many of these
myths did you believe for more alarming
top tens and top five set to snooze be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
Hey rise and shine sleepyhead oh dear
you’ve slept in
[Music]
from narcoleptic princesses to Rip Van
Winkle tall tales and shy have a rich
shared history but you square the face
welcome to watchmojo.com one by one in
today’s installment we’ll be counting
down the five myths about sleep that
kept us up all night if you’re still
having trouble gutter door slut I will
pass below visitor and your home to
ensure you are listening to the suder’s
koratala myth number five you can make
up for lost sleep I just need sleep I
had nightmares all night about cars
running people over you might be able to
catch up with old friends but the
Sandman isn’t one of them if and when
you find yourself having bent the candle
at both ends sleeping longer than usual
won’t do anything to counteract the
damage you’ve done one late night
followed by an early bedtime the next
might balance the scales but if you’ve
been constantly getting in adequate
amounts of sleep there’s no quick fix
available according to a study conducted
by the Harvard School of Medicine the
ill effects of prolonged sleep
deprivation such as diminished ability
to focus
poor reflexes and weakened
problem-solving skills will actually be
worsened by any attempt to compensate by
over sleeping you’re actually better off
simply returning to a normal sleep
schedule two days it’s your birthday
myth number four one long period of
sleep has always been the norm a full
eight hours is the modern standard of
rest but in recent years alternative
sleep patterns have started to attract
more serious attention from the
scientific community and these theories
have history to back them up in the past
biphasic sleep wasn’t an alternative it
was the norm two distinct periods of
sleep each lasting approximately four
hours was separated by a one or two hour
period of wakefulness in which people
might do chores read catch up on
correspondence or even socialize
with widespread artificial lighting
however we increased our productive
hours and made sleep more efficient that
being said when made to live by a
natural light again participants in a
1990 study naturally returned to a
biphasic sleep until a good pinch myth
number three naps are a waste of time
cat nap is rejoice science is here to
defend your right to a quick bit of
shut-eye
nothing like a power nap our modern high
productive society might dismiss napping
as a luxury of the lazy but it serves a
biological purpose naps between 10 and
90 minutes in length when taken before 4
p.m. have been shown to increase
productivity heightened alertness
improve overall mood and even helped the
old sex drive while the contemporary
workaholic might tend to coffee or
energy drinks to keep them going
throughout the day certain solutions
only work to delay or worsen the
inevitable effects of exhaustion many
highly productive individuals including
Winston Churchill Eleanor Roosevelt
Thomas Edison and JFK all swore by the
restorative powers of naps to keep them
at their best
you look tired if you’re tired you can
totally lay down
my lab do you want
just take a little lap now myth number
two early risers are better off you
might be jealous of so-called morning
people but they aren’t necessarily
better off except in the court of public
opinion thanks to one Christopher
Bradley a biologist credited with the
whole early risers get more done concept
morning people have been attributed with
near superhuman productivity but in
reality most early risers just
experienced their productive peak in the
morning hours before slowing down later
in the day and night hour forcing his or
her self to rise with the Sun is
unlikely to experience unprecedented
levels of productivity their natural
productive peak is probably in the late
afternoon or evening for maximum
efficiency people need to get enough
rest and then apply themselves to
difficult tasks whenever most alert and
focused I’m an early bird and I’m a
night owl so I’m wise and I have worms
myth number one you need eight hours of
sleep
yes when it comes to sleep there’s no
magic number I never slept eight hours
in my life me either I wish I could it
might sound like a foregone conclusion
but the only real rule is make sure you
get the right amount everyone has
different needs which will likely change
throughout life
teens and infants are likely to need
more sleep but one doesn’t necessarily
require less as they get older that’s a
common misconception now you will go to
sleep or I’ll put you to sleep many
adults think that they can function on
little sleep when in reality they’ve
simply grown accustomed to living
sleep-deprived negative side effects and
all over sleeping is a real issue to
excess sleep has been linked with a
variety of serious health concerns
having a bad dream
no I suffer from a disorder called sleep
fighter the key to getting enough rest
is self-awareness and learning to read
the signs your body is giving you some
shrimp
aye-aye captain so how many of these
myths did you believe for more alarming
top tens and top five set to snooze be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
Hey rise and shine sleepyhead oh dear
you’ve slept in
[Music]
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