It's time to take chronobiology seriously | Thomas Kantermann | TEDxGroningen

[@laurapalacio5009]

So great speech. I've being thriving through out my life for a change as you had just proposed. As a toddler, I woke up at 3am to play, in the dark; certainly during school years my Mom set me up for "regular and normal time-tables", but in High School, I went back to being awake at nights, (being a horrible student) so for College I had a big chance to attend to an Evening University, so I did perform correctly in my studies. From then on, every job I had I always looked for something starting around 11am, as a teacher was not easy. Then I got married, (my husband, being as me he only slept 3 to 4 hours daily to go to work) I have 2 wonderful children, as babies they struggled so much to sleep at "normal-babies" do, for the night, so my story became their story too, the same struggle during some years for us. Holidays were the best, we played, draw, ate, etc during the nights and slept up to past mid day, now they are adults that are thriving too with time-clock-shifting-rushing- they both have master degrees, speak 5 languages but, the actual jobs that suited their chronobiology are unreacheable for their performance, so, my daughter is a waitress in a restaurant, working a late shift, and my son is a musician, at this moment enjoying his night composing... and me, being in my early 60's I profit nights and wake up by 11am... So, ready to thrive for some other towns as the one you mention, already had planned some of it... Thank you very much for your talk, I would like to show it to our whole environment and close friends and family that had never understood our ways... I may add that my Dad had the same chronobiology, he had to be "punctual-performing" for his family during so much years, but he fell asleep everywhere, his health decreased and he died of Alzheimer's a year ago, during the last two years of his live he never slept at night, and during the day as he could have wished he was not aloud to by the caregivers he had, so sad.

[@gigisdiamonds]

The sleep pattern being off , sleeping during the day and not getting enough sunshine personally I’ve found causes depression. Seasonal disorder SAD is real.

[@lucidityfps9638]

I believe it. I get chronic depression when I’m not on a normal sleeping schedule. I just learned about our Circadian Rhythm and how light effects our sleep - one of the best things I’ve ever learned by far. Such a life saver!

[@rebeccasakulku2059]

Totally with this. Been on this argument since I was a young one myself.. wanna pay a visit to this place

[@robertj.simpson354]

Wise man. Knowledgeable, yes; but especially wise.

[@the-harshest-harsh]

Where is this chronocity? I want in.

[@luigir.5611]

I love this approach, but with his "scary" argument, that pilots fall asleep while they are flying an airplane he just gives no context. Pilots are at least two, sometimes three or more inside the cockpit - so napping is something normal for pilots, it does not mean that he/she is in charge currently for the operation. So relax and trust what pilots are doing in there.

[@knettertyfus]

i do not think it was meant to be negative at the pilots at all man just used an example where people fell asleep WHILE working, which never should occur.

[@pamelachan7004]

Good speech but I think he is Oversimplifying things. We don’t wake you up in a hospital for you to eat breakfast. But you are there for care and medication. So we’re just supposed to let you sleep through all of that and I’ll give you your medication, Or have diabetics eat on time. What about the kitchen staff who has to stand there and wait because you wanted to sleep in. Sounds good when you’re sitting around a conference room table but in reality it’s not gonna work. Students get to come to school whenever they please because they needed the sleep? So as a teacher I have to sit and wait for your student to get there. That doesn’t make any sense.

[@daintysabrina27]

I was a teacher for 5 years, but had to quit due to my circadian rhythm being different. I couldn't stomach the sleep deprivation any longer. So, I would gladly volunteer to come in at noon and teach until 8pm and I'm sure many other teachers agree. It's not just the students, these changes could greatly benefit adults as well.

[@irmalair4730]

1:30 I think sleepy, groggy students are too tired to disturb the class. Sure, lack of sleep can make you feel irratation more strongly, but disturbing a class really depends on personality 🤷‍♀️

[@bramvandenberk9074]

Some will disturb the class due to their personality which is reason enough for concern. Others will simply not profit from the lessons, because they are to tired and that is unacceptable in itself in my opinion.

[@Furyae]

Det god damn salivasounds he make, bust o

[@paulpursell4177]

Ya I had to turn it off after a few seconds. Probably a great video though. I just couldn't handle it.

[@tjfreak]

Preparing students for a world where sleep has no priority,one of the real things taught about how it's really going to be…functioning & having to function well, in the throws sleep deprivation.