The Hidden Cost of Six Hours
After two weeks of sleeping six hours a night or less, people performed as badly as after up to two nights with no sleep at all, yet felt only a little sleepy.
Source: The cumulative cost of short sleeplearn more at tribeofgiants.com
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- Van Dongen, H. P. A., Maislin, G., Mullington, J. M., & Dinges, D. F. (2003). The cumulative cost of additional wakefulness: Dose-response effects on neurobehavioral functions and sleep physiology from chronic sleep restriction and total sleep deprivation. Sleep, 26(2), 117–126.
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The Hidden Cost of Six Hours
After two weeks of sleeping six hours a night or less, people performed as badly as after up to two nights with no sleep at all, yet felt only a little sleepy.
Source: The cumulative cost of short sleep · Strong evidence
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