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Sleep Well - Ep 5: Listen to your body

Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

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Are You Sleep Deprive?

A good way to spot whether or not you are sleep deprived is to notice for any occasions where you experience excessive slickiness during the day. If you find yourself having a very high chance of dozing off when you're doing things then it may be a good time to think about, okay, maybe I'm not sleeping enough. There's also a simple test you can try at home - lie down in a darkened room and set an alarm for 15 minutes. To avoid obsessing over how much sleep you are getting, you could try putting your bedroom clock where you can't see it. It might be helpful to think of sleep needs as a more fluid concept that would evolve and develop over time

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