Is getting 6 hours of sleep one night and 10 hours the next equivalent to sleeping 8 hours and 8 hours?

Question

Is getting 6 hours of sleep one night and 10 hours the next equivalent to sleeping 8 hours and 8 hours?

In: Biology

Answer 1

No.

The only way to recover a sleep debt is to consistently sleep the same schedule for a while. For instance, it will take about 4 days of normal sleep to recover from 1 hour of deficit.

Sleep is incredibly important for our body to function properly. That next level in your vidja game can wait.