The One Sleep Approach I Avoid (And You Should Too)
Did you get it?
Did you guess not getting an average of seven hours of sleep nightly?
Important, yes, but not my focus today.
Maybe you surmised that I studiously avoid sleeping over nine hours?
There is truth in that observation, but it is not the subject of today’s essay.
Here’s my secret:
I try hard to avoid sleep inconsistency.
Today, I’ll explore a recent study showing that a consistent sleep routine can lower your risk of heart disease and stroke — even if you are genetically predisposed to both.
Jorge Luis Borges on Sleep
Before we discuss the fascinating new findings, I recommend listening to Jorge Luis Borges, one of my favorite writers.
Borges was reared in the then-shabby Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and became a world-renowned poet, essayist, and short-story writer whose works became classics of 20th-century world literature.
