Having to work before 10 am is ‘torture’ — according to science

Read this whole article.

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Segmented_sleep

And remember that scientists don't have to get up and do things

They dont?

Khaos wrote:

And remember that scientists don't have to get up and do things

They dont?

I was trying to be funny. How about this?

I like the idea of starting work at 10. When I have several days off in a row I find that my body naturally wakes up around 9. I'd be a little up set about also working later but in reality how much do I do after work every day? :laugh:

Not much difference between 9am and 10am really.... IMO.

I'd say its torture value is more dependent on when someone goes to sleep then anything I'd bet.

I reckon its around a 1:0.8 wake to sleep ratio, and the shorter the sleep's the greater accuracy can be kept to it by the body. It would probably have to shift up to and maybe over 1:1 depending on adaptions to new types or increased amounts of work etc.

For instance, if I go to bed early enough I'll after an easy day I can easily get up at 6am feeling fresh.... which leaves a long 4 hours till 10am of wasted time. The only torture would be boredom! But of course we're all so busy we tend to not get enough sleep so waking up at all is torture!!

AFAIK Looking at cortisol, which increases blood sugar levels amongst other things to draw out energy from fat after a long sleep of completed digestion, it seems we are meant to get up get busy and refill up prior to 9am, and then let the food stores carry over for the rest of the day, refilling any fat stores etc for the next sleep cycle?