Peter Attia· MD
there are some people who are genetically short sleepers and at some point this may become distressing for them
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there are some people who are genetically short sleepers and at some point this may become distressing for them
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there are a subset of people and I don't know the data on this cuz I don't even know if the data exists on this who are what we call genetically short sleepers Y and these people know who they are they have always been like this they've they've it's not and it's not upsetting and distressing and causing them grief right those are we're not talking about those people
there there are a subset of people, and I don't know the data on this because I don't even know if the data exists on this who are what we call genetically short sleepers. Y and these people know who they are. they have always been like this. They've they've it's not and it's not upsetting and distressing and causing them grief, right?
There are some people who are genetically short sleepers and at some point this may become distressing for them
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