eli5: Why will 8 hours of sleep refresh me but not 8 hours of sitting still?

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I bet the answer is obvious. If I had to guess it’s because the brain needs to rest.

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Yes you’re essentially right, but when your body enters a sleep cycle there are restorative processes that happen throughout the body, including the brain. Much of the cell repair happens during these sleep cycles. Which is why if you don’t have good restorative sleep you age poorly. Sleep is ultra important for your health.

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