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Re:More sleep or more exercise: the best time trade-offs for... by 6510 on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @10:40AM (#26969893)
Just what I was thinking. Is the goal education or some kind of storage facility? I read there is a 25% drop in performance if one doesn't sleep properly the month before a test.
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Re:More sleep or more exercise: the best time trade-offs for... by BitwiseFool on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @10:43AM (#26969934)
It's supposed to be about education, of course, but there is also a massively practical element of keeping young and impulsive people busy and contained during the day.
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Re:More sleep or more exercise: the best time trade-offs for... by bosie on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @10:46AM (#26969963)
Both? I am not sure what your suggestion is for a 7 year old when both parents start work at 8am
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Re:More sleep or more exercise: the best time trade-offs for... by alistairSH on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @11:00AM (#26970143)
Adjust work schedules to allow children an appropriate amount of sleep. But, this requires broad societal buy-in, as most employees can't simply declare "I'm starting my day at 10am".
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Re:More sleep or more exercise: the best time trade-offs for... by minikites on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @10:57AM (#26970108)
Maybe we could have a society with basic income or improved government childcare benefits so only one parent needs to work. Alas, it will never happen in the USA, because it would involve taking money from rich people.
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Re:More sleep or more exercise: the best time trade-offs for... by watwut on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @12:58PM (#26971584)
I would be expected to be stay at home, because school schedule wouls force me so? And if I was divorced or husband was sick, I would be screwed?
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Re:More sleep or more exercise: the best time trade-offs for... by 6510 on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @11:02AM (#26970168)
Raise taxes on everyone and pay one of them to stay home.
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