FiveThirtyEight is a polling aggregation website created by Nate Silver. Sometimes referred to as 538, the website takes its name from the number of electors in the United States electoral college. While the site’s beginnings were focussed on political analysis, a post yesterday strayed into my fav subject – separate sleeping. Written by Mona Chalabi, […]
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Looks like reality is indeed keeping up with the Kardashians….. and our friendly Yeezus – Kanye West. If one is to believe a certain weekly goss mag in Australia (Woman’s Day), it turns out that reality royals, Kim and Kanye can’t slip between the sheets each night because of snoring issues….. just like us MERE
And if you don’t believe me, just check out the comments section in response to an article about separate sleeping on slate.com – an American daily, online magazine. I have highlighted the response to the article as it’s one of the highest response rates I’ve seen for an article about separate sleeping (and there are
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Well written article about separate sleeping from a man’s perspective. Not a common event – so I’m excited. So excited I commented.
Well…… maybe. It really depends which parts need saving to be honest. I would never suggest that separate sleeping is a cure all to relationship issues (for those married or otherwise), but it certainly can save your sanity if your partner disrupts your sleep and you are suffering as a result. And following that thought
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Have you ever considered the impact that cultural influences have on decisions you make and social patterns and expectations to which you conform? Enculturation is a mostly invisible process until the expectations and behaviours of said culture no longer work for us. That’s when we might find ourselves ‘breaking bad’ and going all ‘counter-cultural’. We
The fabric that binds… Read More »
Mais ouis… I feel so….. continental. Even the French are in favour of the right to sleep apart when it suits and is needed for good health. Grab a croissant and long black (and maybe Google translate) to find out what those most sophisticated French folk are thinking. Au revoir and avoir un sommeil de
Même les français sont traverses séparées… Read More »
I recently found myself among a group of about 30 people I hadn’t met before, but was a guest of, at a two-day conference. This conference was being held at a location where all attendees were away from home. Attending pre-dinner drinks on the second night in the room of one of the delegates, talk
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I came across some more great science on YouTube about sleep. This one is a super quick video that succinctly, and with some deft whiteboard drawing, explains what happens when you suffer long-term sleep deprivation. There are some similar messages to posts I’ve written before – but it’s all the same messages about why it