When I tell people that if they are working extremely hard and are in a season of hustle I get a lot of criticism for "6-7 hours" of sleep on average is enough and if you want to get 7-8 hours in on the weekend its fine...
I get called all kinds of names and attacked.
https://t.co/1XbrYDmBD5
Yet the National Library of Medicine cites that 7 Hours seems to be the most overall optimal amount and people who average 7 hours tend to LIVE LONGER than people who average 8 hours of sleep...
"Best survival rates were found among those who slept seven hours a night. A group sleeping eight hours was 12% more likely to die within the six year period than those sleeping seven hours, other factors being equal. Even those with as little as five hours lived longer than those with eight hours or more nightly."
So even 6 hours seems to be more optimal than 8...
But yeah I'm this "unhealthy Hustle Bro" but it turns out I'm the one who is not denying science when it comes to what the right amount of sleep is.
I get it, we all heard the food pyramid and 8 hours or more when we were kids... but we have more data now and know better...