Stop your Mac from sleeping when you didn't think it would
Macworld|September 2023
Ventura settings may lead your Mac to sleep when you thought it would be awake
GLENN FLEISHMAN
Stop your Mac from sleeping when you didn't think it would

The macOS sleep mode lets your computer mostly rest its burden, reducing energy consumption during those periods. For laptops, it's particularly useful in conserving battery life. For an AC-powered desktop Mac, however, sleep these days has a very modest reduction in wattage, and you may want your Mac to stay alert to perform actions or respond to remote queries, as in a remote screen-sharing session.

macOS Ventura made these settings harder to understand, so much so that I didn't realize until testing a remote-access app that my Mac was going to sleep, as the Monterey settings didn't produce the same result. 

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