Michael Mauboussin explains why sleeping more than eight hours regularly can signal health problems. If you're consistently oversleeping, it might be time for blood tests to rule out underlying issues.
Studies show that sleeping more than eight hours a night increases at least doing it regularly increases your risk of all cause mortality. That's usually though because people who need a lot of sleep have something wrong that they don't know about. So I'll just say. Anyone listening? If you find you need nine hours of sleep a night, it's time to listen to more of what Natalie's sharing. It's time to get your blood test done and figure out why you don't feel amazing after seven hours of sleep.
