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.