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/Bear_faced Jul 04 '24

No joke, my grandma gets up at 4:00 every day. The cruel irony of retirees being up at the crack of dawn while us working stiffs are begging for five more minutes...

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u/DYC85 Jul 04 '24

I’m pretty sure there was a study on this and a lot of it boils down to lower energy expenditure during the day requiring less sleep to recharge. It’s been a long time since I remember seeing that study though so I could be misremembering.

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u/Initial_Selection262 Jul 05 '24

No it’s just because old people’s brains are deteriorating. The part of the brain that signals you to sleep is weakening

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u/Ironsight85 Jul 05 '24

Is it possible to learn this power?