Andrew Huberman· PhD
Edison was claimed to be a short sleeper people will say well he was a brilliant inventor but you know he said that he didn't sleep very much it turns out that Edison was a habitual Napper during the day
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Edison was claimed to be a short sleeper people will say well he was a brilliant inventor but you know he said that he didn't sleep very much it turns out that Edison was a habitual Napper during the day
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if you look at his house which is preserved — historical you can walk around and he had nap Cuts installed in his house so he could go into different rooms and take naps in these little cuts for his genius brilliant isn't it
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