Dr. Ellen Langer

Not only that, but even the discussion about, let's say, something like sleep, I find it outrageous. We might even disagree on this here. But when people say, how much sleep do you need? Now, to me, if I just ran a marathon, that night I probably need a different amount of sleep than if I stayed in bed eating candy, watching movies all day. And my age, everything should play a part in this.

Not only that, but even the discussion about, let's say, something like sleep, I find it outrageous. We might even disagree on this here. But when people say, how much sleep do you need? Now, to me, if I just ran a marathon, that night I probably need a different amount of sleep than if I stayed in bed eating candy, watching movies all day. And my age, everything should play a part in this.

So to go back to the mind-body unity studies, we have a study where we have people in a sleep lab. They wake up and the clock tells them they got two hours more sleep than they actually got, two hours fewer, or the amount of sleep they got. biological and cognitive functioning follow perceived amount of sleep.

So to go back to the mind-body unity studies, we have a study where we have people in a sleep lab. They wake up and the clock tells them they got two hours more sleep than they actually got, two hours fewer, or the amount of sleep they got. biological and cognitive functioning follow perceived amount of sleep.

So to go back to the mind-body unity studies, we have a study where we have people in a sleep lab. They wake up and the clock tells them they got two hours more sleep than they actually got, two hours fewer, or the amount of sleep they got. biological and cognitive functioning follow perceived amount of sleep.

The funniest thing is that if you have to wake up early in the morning to make a flight, okay, so you have to get up at 4.30 in the morning to make a flight, what most people will do is go to sleep early the night before so they can wake up early. but they're not going to be able to fall asleep because the amount of sleep they need is dictated by the day before, not the day to come.

The funniest thing is that if you have to wake up early in the morning to make a flight, okay, so you have to get up at 4.30 in the morning to make a flight, what most people will do is go to sleep early the night before so they can wake up early. but they're not going to be able to fall asleep because the amount of sleep they need is dictated by the day before, not the day to come.

The funniest thing is that if you have to wake up early in the morning to make a flight, okay, so you have to get up at 4.30 in the morning to make a flight, what most people will do is go to sleep early the night before so they can wake up early. but they're not going to be able to fall asleep because the amount of sleep they need is dictated by the day before, not the day to come.

Yeah. No, but it's also that... If you're not sleeping, what is the reason for that? And if you're stressed, you know, obviously it's the stress that's the problem, not the number of hours of sleep you're getting.

Yeah. No, but it's also that... If you're not sleeping, what is the reason for that? And if you're stressed, you know, obviously it's the stress that's the problem, not the number of hours of sleep you're getting.

Yeah. No, but it's also that... If you're not sleeping, what is the reason for that? And if you're stressed, you know, obviously it's the stress that's the problem, not the number of hours of sleep you're getting.

No, no, no, no, no. Counterclockwise? No, these were people who were 80. Oh, 80. Okay, excuse me. But also that was when 80 was 80, not the new 60. Right. They were old. In fact, I remember when we were interviewing, I was interviewing people to see if they could be in the study. So they're down the hall, I'm in my office, and I see them.

No, no, no, no, no. Counterclockwise? No, these were people who were 80. Oh, 80. Okay, excuse me. But also that was when 80 was 80, not the new 60. Right. They were old. In fact, I remember when we were interviewing, I was interviewing people to see if they could be in the study. So they're down the hall, I'm in my office, and I see them.

No, no, no, no, no. Counterclockwise? No, these were people who were 80. Oh, 80. Okay, excuse me. But also that was when 80 was 80, not the new 60. Right. They were old. In fact, I remember when we were interviewing, I was interviewing people to see if they could be in the study. So they're down the hall, I'm in my office, and I see them.

They look like they're not going to make it down the hall to the office. And I'm saying to myself, why am I doing this? You know, that I'm taking on too much. You know, in fact, had I realized all the responsibility at that point that I was actually assuming, I probably wouldn't have done it.

They look like they're not going to make it down the hall to the office. And I'm saying to myself, why am I doing this? You know, that I'm taking on too much. You know, in fact, had I realized all the responsibility at that point that I was actually assuming, I probably wouldn't have done it.

They look like they're not going to make it down the hall to the office. And I'm saying to myself, why am I doing this? You know, that I'm taking on too much. You know, in fact, had I realized all the responsibility at that point that I was actually assuming, I probably wouldn't have done it.

I mean, I was in charge of these people's lives, everything about them for, you know, for this five days without knowing these people, without a full medical, you know, support system or whatever. Yeah, one or two of them had died. You could end up in a mess. Yeah. Yes, I was fortunate that none of that happened. But, no, so they were old.

I mean, I was in charge of these people's lives, everything about them for, you know, for this five days without knowing these people, without a full medical, you know, support system or whatever. Yeah, one or two of them had died. You could end up in a mess. Yeah. Yes, I was fortunate that none of that happened. But, no, so they were old.

I mean, I was in charge of these people's lives, everything about them for, you know, for this five days without knowing these people, without a full medical, you know, support system or whatever. Yeah, one or two of them had died. You could end up in a mess. Yeah. Yes, I was fortunate that none of that happened. But, no, so they were old.