Placebo Sleep
The placebo effect is one of the most powerful effects in psychology. Moreover, it is widely accepted by medical sciences around the world. A placebo is something that seems to be a real treatment, but it isn’t. It is effective only because of the patient’s belief in the treatment.
Similarly, you can easily fool your brain into believing that you’ve had enough sleep, even when you haven’t. A research showed that just by thinking that you’ve got a good sleep you can make your brain work more efficiently and in a much better way.
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