Andrew Huberman· PhD
So you wanna try and get the sunlight exposure on a regular basis.
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So you wanna try and get the sunlight exposure on a regular basis.
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the law of averages. It's like the light viewing behavior I think it is critical to view sunlight or natural, some other form of bright light early in the day but if you miss a day, it's not that your whole system is going to dissolve into a puddle of tears. That'll happen on the second or the third day, no I'm kidding, you've got a couple of days.
Generally, it takes about two or three days for these systems to align.
after about 2 or 3 days you'll notice that things like uh your sleep will start to drift later um your morning energy will drift later
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