Complete Question: Suppose that a new “miracle pill” is on the market that will allow a person to function with only one hour of sleep each night. However, because a night’s sleep is so short, a person who takes the pill will never dream again. Knowing what you do about the functions of sleep and dreaming, what would be some advantages and drawbacks of such a pill from a personal standpoint? Would you take such a pill?
Answer:
If the miracle pills are available in the drug stores and approachable to anyone who wants to shorten their sleep time and eliminates dreaming during sleep certainly has some consequences upon them. The following are the advantages and disadvantages of those consequences.
Advantages of miracle pills:
- Those who take miracle pills are more productive and efficient than other because they take less hours for sleep. As they take less hours for sleep it means they have more hours available for work. And if they have more hours, they certainly do more work.
- Those who do not dream due to miracle pills have more realistic approach towards life.
- Those who consume miracle pills will be more focused to the details than those who do not.
Disadvantages of miracle pills:
- As human body is designed in the specific way, it is mention that how much amount of sleep is sufficient for certain age group. By going against nature, less sleep due to miracle pills may results in stress in the individuals.
- Those who take miracles pills have more health issues then those who do not.
- Due to excessive work body muscles tend to become sore and stretched. which may also cause serious conditions later on.
- Due to artificial way of taking less sleep mental capability become limited. A person become less creative in ideas because their emotions and actions are forced by external factors and by their own thinking and judgement.
- No dreaming, makes anyone thoughts bounded as they are unable to predict future and to see their pasts, and they are only limited to face the present situations will make them less aware of the world around them.
My Opinion about miracle pills:
In my opinion, I will surely not be taking those pills which lessen my sleep artificially. As they have some major outfalls on person mental and physical health, I will not use miracle pills to shorten by sleep. Because taking a sufficient amount of sleep is necessary for a healthy body and a sound mind.