Re:Sleep quality and consistency associated with better acad...
by rkk3 on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @10:13AM
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>> I want a better sleep schedule but not bad enough to put it into practice
> This sums up the issue. Most people could get decent sleep if they wanted to or even made a basic effort
Agreed.
> but their current poor-sleep compromise isn’t bad enough to make them want to give anything up. Or they don’t understand what they’re losing because it has been so long since they tried a reasonable sleep schedule.
I think that just like with Diet or Exercise with sleep the feedback loops are longer/delayed and that stops people from engaging in overwhelmingly healthy behavior - because the habit is harder to form.
> This sums up the issue. Most people could get decent sleep if they wanted to or even made a basic effort
Agreed.
> but their current poor-sleep compromise isn’t bad enough to make them want to give anything up. Or they don’t understand what they’re losing because it has been so long since they tried a reasonable sleep schedule.
I think that just like with Diet or Exercise with sleep the feedback loops are longer/delayed and that stops people from engaging in overwhelmingly healthy behavior - because the habit is harder to form.