The Myth of the 8-Hour Sleep: Why Waking Up at Night Doesn't Mean You're a Bad Sleeper

We've been told, over and over, that a good night’s sleep is a single, solid, unbroken block of eight hours—from lights out to alarm clock, no interruptions. So when our body or mind doesn't do that, it feels like proof of a problem. We’ve failed, and we’re not good sleepers.

But here's the thing. That’s just not true.