Jay Novella

So short sleep looked more directly connected to people having it.

But long sleep may be more of an indirect signal, which, like I was saying before, could overlap with broader signs of biological aging.

Um, either way, if you are suffering from depression, um, or anxiety, uh, it could be linked to your sleep quality or lack thereof.

Or if you're getting too much sleep, you know, the people who are depressed, it's not uncommon for them to want to stay in bed and, and, you know, sleep is an escape.

And it's like the only place that a lot of people feel comfortable or relaxed.

Right.

Um, so either one of those, you know, mental health issues, I think you should be talking to a doctor about and, and,

and talking about your sleep as well.

So the practical takeaway is not that everyone should obsess over exactly sleeping between six and eight hours.

You got to study yourself.

If you have a device that you can use to help you get a better idea of what's going on, then you can go and take that information to your doctor.

And that's where you really, the medical professionals should be the ones that are really helping you if you think you have a problem.

Bottom line is you have a lot of control.

You can improve your sleep and you should start paying attention and talk to your doctor.

There's a lot of that sci-fi movies warning us about.

It's Black Mirror dystopian.

It's happening.

Like, you know, we have something that is dramatically changing the world and how we do business and everything.

And we're going to know this thing can potentially have horrible effects.

You know, these downstream effects could be, you know, life changing.