Andrew Huberman· PhD
sleep needs don’t really change by more than an hour or so after we reach our mid 20s, except when sick, recovering from intense output etc.
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sleep needs don’t really change by more than an hour or so after we reach our mid 20s, except when sick, recovering from intense output etc.
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So you're going to have some night-by-night variation. What I like to do in order to get enough time in bed, I let my body determine how much sleep I want, so I try to give myself a little more time in bed, for the amount of sleep I expect to get.
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