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Wilderness Sleep Anecdote
- Michael Easter sleeps 8 to 10 perfect hours in the wilderness despite cold nights and noise.
- This counterintuitive experience highlights misconceptions about human sleep evolution and environment.
Eight Hours Sleep Myth
- Eight hours of sleep is a myth; studies show most adults average around seven hours.
- Both pre-industrial tribes and Westerners often sleep less than eight hours without health issues.
Noisy Jungle Sleep Anecdote
- In the Bolivian Amazon, Michael Easter experienced sleeping amid light, animal sounds, and human noise.
- This chaos resembles historical sleeping environments where noise and light indicated safety, aiding sleep.