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Sleep Schedule Recommendations

The fact-check is about whether public guidance to keep a consistent sleep schedule assumes a societal norm of eight-hour workdays.

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Jan 14, 2026

are recommendations for consistent sleep habits based upon regular eight hour workdays?

Short answer: no — mainstream sleep recommendations are grounded in circadian biology, epidemiology and performance research rather than an assumption that everyone works an eight‑hour day, though man...