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Bill Gates used to compete with his colleagues to see who could sleep the least. Politicians boasted about getting by on just a few hours of sleep. But now sleep has become an aspirational phenomenon, directly linked to health and success.

15 years ago, top executives boasted about how little they slept. Now sleep has become chic

Tidligere konkurrerede folk om, hvem, der kunne sove mindst. Microsoftstifter Bill Gates var kendt for sin meget korte nattesøvn.

Men nu er synet på søvn vendt fuldstændig på hovedet. Også for Bill Gates.

For Google-topchef Eric Schmidt er søvnen ligefrem en ingrediens i det, han kalder den »den virkelige hemmelighed«.

Det kræver særlige forhold at kunne fokusere på sin søvn, fortæller professor ved Aarhus Universitet, Christine Parsons.

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