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>the Hadza uniformly reported high satisfaction with their sleep. And why wouldn't they? This is (presumably) the only kind of sleep they know.
by hlynurd 29d ago
>the Hadza uniformly reported high satisfaction with their sleep.
And why wouldn't they? This is (presumably) the only kind of sleep they know.
- oulipo 29d agoWell probably us modern human only know the "8h sleep at night" kind of sleep, yet a lot of people would tell you whether they're satisfied or not with their sleep
- voidUpdate 29d agoI mean I can vary from 9 to 3 hours of sleep a night, and I can tell you I'd rather get 9 than 3. Just because I'm meant to get 8 hours a night doesn't mean I do
- rob74 29d agoThey're probably also less confronted with articles/videos/social media posts telling them they're doing it wrong and how they should sleep instead. Sometimes ignorance (or rather, not overthinking things) is bliss...
- bialpio 29d agoDo you really need to know other kinds of sleep in order to know if you feel like shit after waking up or if you feel fine?
- hlynurd 29d agoIf they have no frame of reference then it seems like their general contentedness is being measured (or as another commenter indicated, their willingness to gripe.)
- IAmBroom 28d agoYes. Even in your example, you propose an individual could know multiple kinds of after-sleep feelings.
- hobo123 28d agoI believe that how you feel after a night's sleep is mostly due to nutrition (long term, not just the day before).
- readthenotes1 29d agoAlso, they may not want to complain to strangers. Also, we humans can get used to a lot of things and just be okay with it. For an extreme example, look at domestic abuse victims...
- mark_something 28d agoTrue. But the article mentions that the amplitude of their circadian rhythm is higher (which tells you how much a relevant measure like the amount of melatonin or body temperature varies in a 24 hour cycle), so that is an indication of better sleep. A low amplitude means less difference between sleeping and being awake.