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Attention lapses due to sleep deprivation due to flushing fluid from brain

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589 points gmays | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 13:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
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ferguess_k ◴[31 Oct 25 14:11 UTC] No.45772179[source]▶
I wonder if a 30-min nap improves the situation. But I need to tell the brain to hold the flushing until the nap.
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JKCalhoun ◴[31 Oct 25 15:10 UTC] No.45772880[source]▶
Anecdotally, it seems to. I have laid down and closed my eyes even for a short while. And believe that I have even had a "flushing" sensation, that feels like a mental fog being lifted (or "drained", I guess).

I pop up 5 minutes later and feel completely refreshed.

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1. assimpleaspossi ◴[31 Oct 25 17:42 UTC] No.45774625[source]▶
Agree though it's 10 minutes for me.

When I owned some property out in the country, it was a 2 1/2 hour car trip to get there. Sometimes I just couldn't finish the drive home but pulling over to the side of the road for a 10-minute nap made me feel fully refreshed.