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by bjornjajayaja 1852 days ago
I think everyone is somewhat affected the same way because of devices. The natural rhythm of humans is sunrise to sunset, without electricity. But we put ourselves in the pixel glow around the clock!

A more beneficial study than the OP would be to turn off all lights by sun down, and remove all technology. I’d wager folks would naturally wake up with sunrise over time and feel healthier, assuming they know what to do with themselves.

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> The natural rhythm of humans is sunrise to sunset

There's a pretty common genetic mutation that causes a delay in the natural rhythm.

https://www.verywellhealth.com/genetic-mutation-night-owl-di...

And up to 2 hours early or late isn't even considered a disorder.
Am I supposed to sleep 15 hours during the winter?
You're certainly supposed to sleep longer; it saves energy. Supposedly that's the adaptive background to seasonal affective disorder.
Why don't more people have seasonal affective disorder then?
Maybe they do and don’t realise it?