RAF179: 5 Reasons You Need More Sleep

There is a lot of noise about sleep. Unfortunately there is also a lot of noise in this episode of the podcast due to the overwhelming presence of cicadas in the park. So apologies for that. For example, back to the figurative noise, another podcaster called Jocko always recommends getting up early to get more done and be more successful. If you go to bed late and get up early, you might not be getting enough. But noise makes it difficult to sleep, literally, and difficult to sort out how much sleep I really need — figuratively. When there is noise like this, I try to filter it out for you and distill the information down to something useful and true.

There are some recent studies, the reports of which offer suggestions on how much sleep is needed at various stages of life. See the National Sleep Foundation website linked below. But basically, most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep per night.

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