The Economist
The myth of the eight-hour sleep
Sleeping in one eight-hour chunk is a very recent phenomenon, and lying awake at night could be good for you, according to scientists and historians.
Haruki Murakami’s Daily Routine: Up at 4:00 a.m., 5-6 Hours of Writing, Then a 10K Run
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Haruki Murakami has been famous as a novelist since the 1980s. But for a decade or two now, he's become increasingly well known around the world as a novelist who runs.