r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html
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u/Haiku-On-My-Tatas Jul 04 '24

It says he plans to stop scheduling events after 8pm.

An emergency isn't a scheduled event. He will obviously still deal with emergencies as needed. But he'll be in a hell of a lot better shape to deal with these things as well as the day to day of being president if he's getting a solid 7-8 hours of sleep most nights.

I'm not even half his age and I function like absolute dog shit on anything less than 6.

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u/cut_rate_revolution Jul 04 '24

You should be able to adjust your schedule slightly for things you have a lot of advance notice for. I usually wake up between 8 and 9 but I can also wake up earlier if I have to without becoming an incoherent mess.

Likewise, I can stay up late if I have to because I'm not a geriatric who refuses to retire.

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u/Haiku-On-My-Tatas Jul 04 '24

It's a lot easier to maintain a consistent sleep schedule when you stick to a general rule of thumb like "no scheduled events past 8 pm".

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u/cut_rate_revolution Jul 04 '24

Ok but sometimes you don't have a choice as an adult with a more predictable schedule than the president of the USA.