Author Topic: How much sleep do you get? (and how much sleep should you get?) (Read 3270 times)

Ħ · « **on:** January 30, 2012, 04:01:30 PM »

Just curious. I have always shot for 8 and 9, because I always heard that's what you're supposed to get. But I was aimlessly browsing Wikipedia and came across this:

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A University of California, San Diego psychiatry study of more than one million adults found that people who live the longest self-report sleeping for six to seven hours each night. Another study of sleep duration and mortality risk in women showed similar results. Other studies show that "sleeping more than 7 to 8 hours per day has been consistently associated with increased mortality," though this study suggests the cause is probably other factors such as depression and socioeconomic status, which would correlate statistically.

So...it looks like we might have to shoot for 7 hours. Which sucks. But anyway, what are your sleeping habits like?

snapple · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2012, 04:03:34 PM »

5-7. which you failed to make an option for.

lonestar · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2012, 04:04:36 PM »

In bed by one, up at seven or eight, so 6-7.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2012, 04:04:49 PM »

7 to 8 and I read that 8 is a good average.

Ħ · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2012, 04:07:04 PM »

Quote from: snapple on January 30, 2012, 04:03:34 PM

5-7. which you failed to make an option for.

There. Happy?

theseoafs · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2012, 04:12:18 PM »

Voted 5-8. College like usually forces me to get 6 hours of sleep or so, which is just not enough for me; I'm best with 8+ hours. At any given time on any given day I could probably benefit from a 2-3 hour nap.

Cool Chris · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2012, 04:14:15 PM »

I have a 9 month old daughter, so... not nearly as much as I used to. 7 hours I guess, plus a nap on the bus on the way home, and on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Jamesman42 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2012, 04:17:58 PM »

Since I haven't had anything to get up early for, between 8 and 10 hours.

Jamesman42 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2012, 04:18:04 PM »

forever alone

Sigz · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2012, 04:27:01 PM »

Totally depends, can be anything from 3-8 hours.

TioJorge · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2012, 04:33:41 PM »

Quote from: Sigz on January 30, 2012, 04:27:01 PM

Totally depends, can be anything from 3-8 hours.

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jingle.boy · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2012, 04:42:54 PM »

For the most part, 5-7. Sometimes on weekends I'll sleep in a little, and other times I'm up playing on the PS3 whatever my game of the moment is until stupid o'clock, and end up with less than 4 hours sleep.

wolfking · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2012, 04:49:44 PM »

Quote from: Sigz on January 30, 2012, 04:27:01 PM

Totally depends, can be anything from 3-8 hours.

This.

MasterShakezula · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2012, 04:57:39 PM »

Sometimes I've gone a couple days without, other times, I've been recharging my batteries for 14 hours straight.

lateralus88 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2012, 04:57:50 PM »

Not enough.

Jamesman42 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 30, 2012, 05:02:38 PM »

One time I slept (naturally) for 18 hours.

I then woke up, took a long piss, and ordered and ate a large pepperoni pizza and half gallon of ice cream.

orcus116 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 30, 2012, 05:04:02 PM »

Haha yeah I remember that.

jcmistat · « **Reply #17 on:** January 30, 2012, 06:43:24 PM »

Depends if I have work early or not. My body is too used to staying up late like 2am-3am and waking up at 11am-12pm. 8-9 hours if I do not have to get up early.
If I have to get up early I'd say anywhere from 5-7 because its too hard to fall asleep before my normal time.

I've been taking a lot of naps lately in the afternoons on top of my hours of sleep. Today I got 9 hours and took and at least a 2 hour nap.

MetalManiac666 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 30, 2012, 06:54:24 PM »

What a fucking weird poll

I voted 6-more than 9.

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #19 on:** January 30, 2012, 07:30:24 PM »

I usually get around 7 and a half hours, on a good night that is, since I have a lot of trouble sleeping through the entire night.

3 out of 5 nights I wake up at least twice and it throws off the whole sleep cycle.

Tick · « **Reply #20 on:** January 30, 2012, 07:49:12 PM »

6-8
I try for 8 but sometimes it isn't possible.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 30, 2012, 07:56:55 PM »

6 hours one night and the next 10 hours.

ReaperKK · « **Reply #22 on:** January 30, 2012, 08:16:22 PM »

Less than 5 to 8, I usually get phases in months where I will sleep as little as 3 hours a night, it kinda sucks but I do like laying there with my thoughts at night.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 30, 2012, 08:25:55 PM »

SystematicThought · « **Reply #24 on:** January 30, 2012, 08:26:51 PM »

Depends on the night and if I'm nervous for anything the next day. So 2-6 hours a night

Ħ · « **Reply #25 on:** January 30, 2012, 09:30:58 PM »

Jeez, how do you guys survive on 2 or 3 hours a night? Seriously!

juice · « **Reply #26 on:** January 30, 2012, 10:14:10 PM »

efxf · « **Reply #27 on:** January 30, 2012, 10:29:17 PM »

Less than 5. If more then it's usually broken or on my weekends.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #28 on:** January 30, 2012, 10:32:02 PM »

7-9 hours. Any less than that and I feel like I'm literally going to die. My body was not designed to fit the 24 hour day schedule.

bout to crash · « **Reply #29 on:** January 30, 2012, 11:43:54 PM »

Usually 6-9, sometimes less and once in a while more...

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #30 on:** January 31, 2012, 12:38:06 AM »

I once slept for 24 hours and I woke up with a feeling of clarity I've not experienced at any other point in my life. It did happen after staying up for like 30 hours though so I wouldn't recommend trying it after only being up for less than 20 hours unless you like sleep hangovers.

wkiml · « **Reply #31 on:** January 31, 2012, 05:58:56 AM »

5 to 6 on average in bed by 11 pm up at 430 am weekdays weekends i'll get 9-10 hours of sleep

Zydar · « **Reply #32 on:** January 31, 2012, 06:02:54 AM »

I get about 7 hours each night. When I was younger I needed at least 8 hours, but that seems to have gone away these last few years.

Jirpo · « **Reply #33 on:** January 31, 2012, 06:11:55 AM »

Usually 9 on workdays and 9-11 on normal days. I feel a bit off with less than 8.5 hours and terrible with less than 7.5.

Zantera · « **Reply #34 on:** January 31, 2012, 06:23:57 AM »

Normally around 7 hours/night. Some nights its closer to 6, some it's closer to 8 ½-9, but generally it's 7.

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