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Your body goes through a lot during the 24 hours of a day, according to a new AsapScience video. From one sunrise to the next, here is what's happening to your sleep, hunger, attention span and, yes, ...

毎日の睡眠時間、どれくらいとっていますか？もしかして、6時間で十分！なんて思っているんじゃ…。その考え、危険かもしれません。 サイエンス系YouTubeチャンネル「AsapSCIENCE」の動画では、4・6・8時間それぞれの睡眠時間で生活した場合、一体どんな ...

經過整個上午的努力工作後，感到疲備、使不上勁嗎？想要恢復精神體力，許多人會試著喝杯咖啡，或是來罐能量飲料，但這些都不見得比半小時的午睡來得有效。特別要注意的是，若是沒掌握好小睡的時間，可能會讓你在下午哈欠連連，反而更加疲憊。