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Understanding Sleep

Sleep is governed by two interacting systems: sleep pressure, which builds the longer you are awake, and the circadian rhythm, which sets the times of day when sleep comes easily.

Psych-ed10 minMAXtext or voice

How it works

This explains several things at once — why a late nap ruins the night, why a consistent wake time matters more than a consistent bedtime, and why lying in bed longer does not produce more sleep. It also covers the architecture of a night's sleep, which makes normal waking between cycles much less alarming.

Grounded in

the two-process model, Alexander Borbély, and sleep architecture research.

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