You Can Use A Spoon To Figure Out If You"re Getting Enough Sleep

It seems like everyone is sleep-deprived these days. In fact, one in three people don’t get enough sleep, according to the CDC. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society recommends getting at least seven hours of sleep a night, as regularly getting less than this amount has been shown to increase the chances that someone will develop high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. 

While many of us get the feeling that we aren’t getting enough sleep, it’s hard to tell whether this is actually the case. Luckily, there is a really simple test that one can do with a spoon and a metal tray that may be able to tell you whether you need more sleep. 

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If this is you every single day, pay close attention.

A super simple test developed by Nathaniel Kleitman, a sleep researcher from the University of Chicago, may be able to tell you whether you need more sleep.

To do the Sleep Latency Onset Test, all you need is a spoon and a tray (or bucket). Seem odd? I’ll show you how it works. 

First, find a dark, quiet room to sleep in. 

It’s also important that this test is done during the day. 

Next, place a metal tray or bucket beside your bed. 

Check the time and lie in a way where the spoon is being held over the tray. Basically, you are devising a way to wake yourself up when/if the spoon falls. Now relax and let sleep overtake you. 

What happens next is important…