<story><title>How much can an extra hour&apos;s sleep change you?</title><url>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24444634</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>joonix</author><text>Doesn&amp;#x27;t matter for me. I hardly get much deep sleep due to anatomical issues essentially blocking my airways. I can&amp;#x27;t afford the surgery (even though I have insurance) nor will my government contribute to it (even though it would increase my productivity multiple times over, meanwhile they throw trillions at universities offering useless degrees).&lt;p&gt;But yes, we have a culture that doesn&amp;#x27;t value sleep. I know of people who schedule emails to be sent in the middle of the night just so they appear to be working all the time. Construction can begin at 7AM in NYC, waking up hundreds of people in surrounding buildings. Gas leaf blowers emit one of the most stressful drone sounds out in the suburbs, causing stress to dozens of neighbors, so one man can clear a pavement of dead leaves quicker.&lt;p&gt;And just this morning over Manhattan, a helicopter hovered at 6AM for at least an &lt;i&gt;hour&lt;/i&gt;. An hour, sitting there, hovering, for God knows what reason, awaking possibly &lt;i&gt;thousands&lt;/i&gt; of people early, causing possibly &lt;i&gt;millions&lt;/i&gt; in lost productivity today.</text></comment>
<story><title>How much can an extra hour&apos;s sleep change you?</title><url>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24444634</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>Peroni</author><text>I will. As soon as my son becomes a teenager I have every intention of remaining asleep beyond 7AM. Until then, I&amp;#x27;m at his unlimited, energetic mercy.</text></comment>