Jeff Kahn: Life-Changing Insights About Sleep, Circadian Rhythm, And Sleep Debt
“We all have a genetic amount of sleep that we need,” says Rise Science app founder Jeff Kahn.
The average amount for humans is slightly over eight hours. But, as you’ll learn from this episode, if you don’t meet this genetic need every night (let’s say you get seven), then the next day, you have one hour of sleep debt to deal with. And, if this continues, and you’re operating on a full week of getting seven hours of sleep as opposed to your usual eight, this alters your cognitive performance - to the point where Jeff likens it to being at the legal limit for alcohol at the end of the week…
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