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Caffeine/bright light can delay your circadian rhythm by up to 105 mins (www.colorado.edu)

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Caffeine + bright light (105 min) isn't significantly more effective than bright light alone (85 mins) or caffeine alone (85 mins)

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[–] ZafiraHUN@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

a 2013 study, Wright and his research team showed one week of camping in the Rocky Mountains with no artificial light, not even flashlights, synchronized the circadian clocks of the eight study subjects with the timing of sunrise and sunset.

[–] Sal@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

That's very cool! Hopefully I get the opportunity to try that myself some day :D

[–] graphito 1 points 2 years ago

Unfortunately my circadian rhythm doesn't care about me being able to work long hours...

[–] sj_zero@lotide.fbxl.net 1 points 2 years ago

It's incomprehensible how unnatural our lifestyle is.

Doesn't mean it's bad per se, but it does mean we probably don't comprehend the effects.