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Yeah, I read the abstract and also didn't get this part.

We must wake up before dawn and surf the web then.

Good Grief, that's like 7 billion people around the world.

Would this suggest that depressed people pull less all nighters?

It seems to suggest that non-depressed people are more active from 3-6am, which is strange because the vast majority of people are not active during these times.

There’s also those studies that indicate prolonged sleep deprivation might help reduce depression. Maybe after a long stint of wakefulness, in the wee hours the depressed shift back to being non-depressed!

> There’s also those studies that indicate prolonged sleep deprivation might help reduce depression.

Imo sleep deprivation helps in kind of the same way that self harm does. It makes you focus on something else, rather than how miserable you are. All your energy goes to keeping you awake. I wouldn't recommend it as a long term solution.

> Maybe after a long stint of wakefulness, in the wee hours the depressed shift back to being non-depressed!

I can't answer for everyone, but this is not the case for me. I regularly fall asleep at like 03:00, and it has never helped me in any way.