Anthropology.netJapan averages 6h18m of sleep a night. France averages nearly 8h. Neither country is worse off for it. A ‘25 PNAS study + evolutionary anthropology suggest “enough sleep” isn’t a number, it’s a fit to where you live. 🧵 #SleepScience #Anthropology #HumanEvolution https://www.anthropology.net/p/japan-sleeps-six-hours-and-eighteen
Japan Sleeps Six Hours and Eighteen Minutes a Night. France Sleeps Nearly Eight. Both Are Fine.
A cross-cultural study of 25,000 people finds that the “right” amount of sleep isn’t a number. It’s a relationship to a place.