Sunday, June 20, 2004
SLEEPONOMICS
Module 16, Level 89
Sleeping and General Rest Level
&
Sleeping Policy
Introduction
there are 2 major theories of sleeping
The Quantity Theory of Sleeping
The Ridzan monetary theory - the Inverse Preference Theory
Both attempt to explain the effect of changes of sleeping hours on the General Rest Level (GRL)
Quantity Theory of Sleeping
The quantity theory attempts to explain that changes in the general rest level of sleep are directly related to the changes in the quantity of sleep put in.
a) MOE's version
In its simplest form the theory merely states that the general level of sleep will depend on the amount of time at hand of a student.
Symbolically,
T = kS
where T = the amount of time
S = the general rest level
&k = constant factor
An increase in T will directly cause a proportionate increase in S. If T doubles,(k being constant), P also constant
Weaknesses of MOE's version
1. Does not take into account other commitments in a student's(particularly jc student) diary. Ie. relationship with friends and family. PLUS tutorials and catching up of school work.
2. Time is a fixed factor, meaning that everyone (not only students) only have 24 hours at their hands.
3. It is an underestimation of current trend in time usage because the leakages(slack, stone, rot) are not considered.
b) Stone's version
The crude theory above fails to see that
1) the stoner can change into a nerd
2) over a given period, the same amount of time may be used many times to do alot of things. just like hermione granger in harry potter, stoners may equip themselves with the ability to do multi task although they appear to be heavy stoners. although the above is not scientifically proven, there are enough evidence to show that it might be plausible
Professor Expert Stoner expressed the theory in a more refined form
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Unfortunately, only stoners have access to it.
This is because, only stoners have the power to imagine and as such, they might claim that they understand the above
As it stands, the Stoner equation is self evidently true - it is a statement of fact. that is ** shows the total ********************* whilst ** shows the total *****************.
there is 1 simplifying assumption
1. it is assumed that the supply of stoners is determined by the ministry of stoning
Weaknesses of the Stoner's version
1) only stoners know.....
Ridzan Inverse Preference Theory of Sleep
His view of the role of sleep in the sleeponomy in his inverse preference theory. What is really new about his approach is that in his theory, the supply of time does not influence rest levels directly. Instead, it is the DEMAND FOR SLEEP and the SUPPLY OF SLEEP that determines the exhaustion rates which in turn influences rest level through demand for sleep.
DEAMND FOR SLEEP
Why is there a demand for sleep?
The answer is that sleep is 'inverse'. ie. it has opposite effects without loss or delay. Ridza called this desire to prefer rest in the form of sleep the inverse preference.
He outlines 3 main motives for wanting to sleep :
1)the tired because i stoned the whole day motive to sleep
2)the tired because i mugged the whole day motive to sleep
3)the tired because i went out the whole day motive to sleep
a) the stone the whole day motive
one dds sleep to pay up for one's normal day to day practice of stoning. One usually stones hourly or by the minute. how much sleep one demands for such daily transactions is likely to depend on the level of stoning expertise. so for the sleeponomic as a whole, we can expect the total demand for rest for stoning purposes to depend directly on sleep national level.
the stone motive for sleep is perfectly exhaustion inelastic. ie. it is not responsive to exhaustion rate changes. whether the exhaustion rate rises or falls, the amount of sleep a person, household, firm or country holds for stoning wil remain more or less unchanged assuming time and other variables remain constant.
b) the mugger who mugged the whole day motive
sleep is needed to meet one's unexpected requirements. One usually sleeps for a few more hours just in case something unexpected happens such as realising that she has yet to cover the effect of overestimation and underestimation of the government on the level of unemployment. The sleep demanded for mugging motive also depends on the level of mugging expertise. if he is a pro mugger, he will mug like crazy, as such, he will demand less sleep. there exist an inverse relationship between the level of mugging expertise and his demand for sleep. SImilarly, as in the case of stoning demand for sleep, the mugger demand for sleep is perfectly exhaustion inelastic because a mugger will never feel tired.
c) the went out whole day motive
the demand for sleep for going out the whole day motive refers to the sleep demanded which is essential so as to go out the whole day, or sometimes night.
this is particular seasonal and might occur on certain days of the week
eg. great singapore sale season will result in people demanding lesser sleep because of the time needed to
1) queue up before shop opens
2) shop
3) shop
4) shop
5) shop
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n) queue up at cashier
n+1)pay at cashier
n+2)look for 5cents in wallet/purse
infinity)reach home
another good example is the clubbers
who do not sleep at night due to the fact that the bars/pubs/clubs are not open during the day
due to shortage of paper, the lesson shall continue after the school gardener(now known as the Logger) cuts down some trees and the canteen vendor(now known as the paper maker) processes the logs into environmentally friendly paper.
meanwhile, think of the limitations of the 3 approaches of demand for sleep.
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