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Re:The Economic Consequences of Increasing Sleep Among the U... by ArkanExplorer on Sunday April 11, 2021 @06:06AM (#26769085)
The study also needs to examine:

- Noise pollution

- Air pollution and ventilation (PM2.5 and CO2)

- Bed comfort

- Temperature and humidity

Its possible that the home environment is so bad, that any increase in sleep yields no improvement. By contrast the workplace might be comparatively better controlled.

Getting rid of fossil-fueled cooking, power generation and transport solves some of these issues.

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Re:The Economic Consequences of Increasing Sleep Among the U... by vinay_ys on Sunday April 11, 2021 @08:51AM (#26769993)
A lot of homes in crowded cities like Chennai and Bangalore are tightly packed, congested and poorly ventilated. Air (dust) and noise (human activity) pollution is very high. Within the same congested dwelling, there maybe people who have to get up very early and go to work or come home late and sleep late which disrupts everyone's sleep. So it is highly likely that there is only 4-5 hour window at night when things are quiet enough to get good sleep.
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