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Re:Researchers identify sleep as a reason why personality tr... by maerF0x0 on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @04:38PM (#19853236)
Came here to write similar causal / correlation point .

If you currently sleep <7 or >9 hours dont take this as a prescription to change your sleep pattern.

I would assume there is an underlying cause to your sleep needs and that solving the underlying cause is the true path to longevity. For example if you're sleeping more because you're recovering from burnout or a major surgery. Then taking the sleep to speed recovery is (i presume) a better choice than artificially restricting sleep in the name of "longevity" ...

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Re:Researchers identify sleep as a reason why personality tr... by newswriter99 on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @04:46PM (#19853296)
If you currently sleep <7 or >9 hours dont take this as a prescription to change your sleep pattern.

So if you sleep 7, 8 or 9 hours you DO need to take this as a prescription to change your sleep pattern?

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Re:Researchers identify sleep as a reason why personality tr... by tempestn on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @07:12PM (#19854314)
That's not logically implied by the parent's statement.
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