Sleep Deprivation Effects

Discussions center on the health and cognitive impacts of sleep deprivation, recommendations for books like 'Why We Sleep', and debates over sleep studies, quality versus quantity, and optimization strategies.

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dmead Aug 26, 2013 View on HN

bad study. they don't account for the mental toll induced by lack of sleep. source: myself.

aronhegedus Mar 27, 2024 View on HN

Recommend the book "Why we sleep" for people who want to learn a bit more about effects of sleep deprivation

cimmanom Feb 17, 2019 View on HN

Sleep deprivation will do that to you. Have you looked into improving the quantity and quality of your sleep?

unmole Oct 31, 2020 View on HN

You might be interested in a counterpoint from someone who (claims to) study sleep:https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/dwtr0m/matt...

pashamur May 19, 2020 View on HN

From two seconds of Googling:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978044453...https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/19/4/318/2749842<a href="https:

eru Sep 20, 2014 View on HN

So lack of sleep won't cause more failure?

networked Feb 23, 2013 View on HN

A few select previous stories on sleep:– Good sleep, good learning, good life -- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5244619– How Little Sleep Can You Get Away With? -- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2548665– How to Naturally Reset Your Sleep Cycle In One Night -- ht

uncomplexity_ Jan 15, 2025 View on HN

ironically you want better quality of sleep, not quantity.

ziyal Dec 29, 2022 View on HN

Related, Natália Coelho Mendonça's "Counter-theses on Sleep" - https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/sbcmACvB6DqYXYidL/counter-th...

ramoz Oct 11, 2023 View on HN

Sounds like you have other issues to treat.My statement was fair and there is clear science around the effects of poor sleep.