How Much Sleep Do You Get?

21C · 03-11-2005, 12:14 AM

What's a normal night's sleep for you?

I usually try to get about 8 hours ( sleep at 11 - wake at 7 ) but I often end up feeling like shit the next day - tired and run down by lunchtime.

I've been pushing things a bit lately by staying up until 1am but still getting up at 7. I thought that this would mean that I'd feel even worse but I have to say that I've felt pretty good. If I ever had a late night on a work night in the past, I usually tried to "catch up" the next night but I'd still end up feeling run down. I actually went the whole week with 6 hours of sleep each night.

I love my sleep ( or at least the idea of sleeping in ) but I also love staying up. I've always been a night owl and hate the idea of getting up early so I certainly make up for things on the weekend by sleeping in then.

So what about everyone else? How much sleep is a normal night for you?

FBPro · 03-11-2005, 12:18 AM

Typically 6 or 7 is tops for me.

MrBug708 · 03-11-2005, 12:19 AM

9 or so, unless Im seeing a girl...then i tend to get less and not for the best of reasons either...

Draft Dodger · 03-11-2005, 12:22 AM

1am to 8am for me lately (and usually get up once when Hannah wakes up), and it's not quite enough. Haven't had a good night's sleep in a while.

MikeVic · 03-11-2005, 12:22 AM

If I get 9 or so, I feel bad in the morning. All disoriented, tired, and stuff. If I get 6-8, that seems to be the best. Even 5 once a week is ok, but I'll be really tired by the end of the day.

Solecismic · 03-11-2005, 12:29 AM

I alternate 7 or 8 with 2, never going to bed at the same time on two consecutive nights. Drives my poor wife absolutely insane.

TLK · 03-11-2005, 12:33 AM

I don't function well if I don't have eight hours sleep....

21C · 03-11-2005, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Solecismic

Drives my poor wife absolutely insane.

My sleep habits never match my wife's. She goes to bed early while I stay up and she's up early while I sleep in ( when I can ).

Mind you, I'm wide awake in the morning when I get a tap on the shoulder . . .

bbor · 03-11-2005, 12:34 AM

In bed by 3 am...up at 10am...nap at 6pm

sabotai · 03-11-2005, 12:37 AM

Usually fall to sleep around 4am and I start waking up at about 8am.

SlapBone · 03-11-2005, 12:41 AM

Sleep is for pussies.

sovereignstar · 03-11-2005, 12:41 AM

Depends on whether I'm dreaming of Suicane or not...

kingfc22 · 03-11-2005, 12:43 AM

Bed around 1, wake up around 8 on morning shift days and around 10-11 on day offs and evening shift days.

Draft Dodger · 03-11-2005, 12:51 AM

tonight, btw, I'll go to bed at 3, get up with the baby at 5, then back to sleep until 8...and my ass will pretty much be toast by the end of the day.

JeeberD · 03-11-2005, 01:32 AM

Usually around 6-8 hours...

ISiddiqui · 03-11-2005, 01:33 AM

Not nearly enough. Mostly go to bed by 2 and wake up around 7 or 7:30 (depending on the day). On the weekends I sleep crazy late though.

Tigercat · 03-11-2005, 01:44 AM

Usually 10-12 hours every 2 or 3 days. My body does not like to sleep "Regularly" for some messed up reason.

Young Drachma · 03-11-2005, 01:48 AM

Well..I've worked nights mostly since November, so I would sleep from say 2am or 3am until between 9am and 12 noon..depending.

But after Sunday, I'm going to be working from home entirely. So, it'll be probably down to about 5 or 6 hours a night. I don't really like sleep, nor do I require lots. So long as I sleep in on weekends, I make up for whatever I lose during the week.

Suicane75 · 03-11-2005, 02:02 AM

Between 3 and 6. And i'm always dreaming of Sov.

sooner333 · 03-11-2005, 02:18 AM

Sun-Wed night I'm usually about 1:30-8:30, plus or minus a half hour to get up, shower, and go to my 9:30 class. Fridays, I have a 11:30 class, so it really varies. Then on the weekends usually really late to about 11:00-11:30, sometimes later.

Sharpieman · 03-11-2005, 03:03 AM

Usually 4-6 hours on the weekdays. I stay up pretty late and wake up at 9am. On the weekends I get around 10-14 hours of sleep.

Draft Dodger · 03-11-2005, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

tonight, btw, I'll go to bed at 3, get up with the baby at 5, then back to sleep until 8...and my ass will pretty much be toast by the end of the day.

or, maybe I'll just get up at 6:30 instead. *sob*

Ksyrup · 03-11-2005, 06:35 AM

Usually around 4-5 hours. I get to sleep between midnight and 1am, then up at 5:30. Once every week or two, I'll go to sleep between 10 and 11 and get 7 hours sleep. That usually catches me up so that I can stay up late for the next week.

And now with baseball season about to start and a west coast game on nearly every night, I'll be pushing 1am nearly every night, I bet.

On the weekends, if we're lucky, the kids let us sleep in until 6:15.

B & B · 03-11-2005, 09:34 AM

6 hours. Once every week or two I'll crash for a full 8.

If Im sick with flu, fever, bronchitis, etc. there can be a bear like slumber of 10-12 hours.

KevinNU7 · 03-11-2005, 10:01 AM

Typically 11-6:30

Ksyrup · 03-11-2005, 10:02 AM

With kids, it's gotten to where I can't sleep past 7am even if I have the opportunity. When I go on a business trip or when the wife takes the kids to see relatives for a weekend, even if I have no reason to be up before noon, I'll be up before 7. It's sad, really.

Huckleberry · 03-11-2005, 10:14 AM

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=97955&page=1

FrogMan · 03-11-2005, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Usually around 4-5 hours. I get to sleep between midnight and 1am, then up at 5:30. Once every week or two, I'll go to sleep between 10 and 11 and get 7 hours sleep. That usually catches me up so that I can stay up late for the next week.

And now with baseball season about to start and a west coast game on nearly every night, I'll be pushing 1am nearly every night, I bet.

On the weekends, if we're lucky, the kids let us sleep in until 6:15.

I knew you'd have the same kind of schedule we have

To bed around 11:30, up at 5:45 on weekdays, and almost up to 7 on weekends, where I catch up and get ready for the cycle to start over again

But often, it's 6-6:15 on weekends too, but it's okay. We have breakfast and go watch the Premiership on TV (7:30 our time, 12:30 England time I think)

FM

Ksyrup · 03-11-2005, 10:27 AM

One positive about getting up at 6am as opposed to 8 or 9 is that it feels like you gain a half a day. The few times I've gotten up as late as 9 in the past 5 years, it feels like it's noon in about 15 minutes. When you're up at 6am, you think it's noon and it's only 10am. On the weekends, that's a pretty cool feeling.

FrogMan · 03-11-2005, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

One positive about getting up at 6am as opposed to 8 or 9 is that it feels like you gain a half a day. The few times I've gotten up as late as 9 in the past 5 years, it feels like it's noon in about 15 minutes. When you're up at 6am, you think it's noon and it's only 10am. On the weekends, that's a pretty cool feeling.

That is very true, especially on Saturday morning, where I get up, watch a good part of a soccer game while playing with kiddo in the living room (if not the whole game), he then goes to take a nap and I get ready for karate which is at 11. When we get back from karate, I have the feeling it's like 4-5 pm, but it's only 12:30-1 and I can eat and then go grocery shopping, or do whatever yard work is need around the house

FM

Pumpy Tudors · 03-11-2005, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Sharpieman

Usually 4-6 hours on the weekdays. I stay up pretty late and wake up at 9am. On the weekends I get around 10-14 hours of sleep.

This describes me just about perfectly.

Coffee Warlord · 03-11-2005, 11:23 AM

When I was actually working, around 5-6. I'm pretty much an insomniac. Doesn't matter how tired I am, always takes me at least an hour to actually fall asleep when I try, often more.

Weekends, I usually picked up a good 8-10 hours.

TargetPractice6 · 03-11-2005, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Sharpieman

Usually 4-6 hours on the weekdays. I stay up pretty late and wake up at 9am. On the weekends I get around 10-14 hours of sleep.

Usually 4-6 hours on the weekdays. I stay up pretty late and wake up at 7am. On the weekends I get around 10-14 hours of sleep.

Balldog · 03-11-2005, 12:13 PM

Weekdays: 11:00/11:30p - 6:00a (6.5-7.0 hours)
Non-School Weekends: 3:00a - 12:00p (9 hours)
School Weekends: 3:00a - 7:30a (4.5 hours)

Seven seems about right for me, on the weekends I think 9 is too much and obviously 4.5 is too little because I almost always take a nap of at least 1 hour on Saturday and Sundays.

Franklinnoble · 03-11-2005, 12:34 PM

I have small children. I never get to sleep in anymore. And I rarely get over 7 hours of sleep. And that's rarely uninterrupted.

FrogMan · 03-11-2005, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

I have small children. I never get to sleep in anymore. And I rarely get over 7 hours of sleep. And that's rarely uninterrupted.

Frank, see my reply and Ksyrup's reply. Welcome to the club

FM

korme · 03-11-2005, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 21c

What's a normal night's sleep for you?

I usually try to get about 8 hours ( sleep at 11 - wake at 7 ) but I often end up feeling like shit the next day - tired and run down by lunchtime.

I've been pushing things a bit lately by staying up until 1am but still getting up at 7. I thought that this would mean that I'd feel even worse but I have to say that I've felt pretty good. If I ever had a late night on a work night in the past, I usually tried to "catch up" the next night but I'd still end up feeling run down. I actually went the whole week with 6 hours of sleep each night.

I love my sleep ( or at least the idea of sleeping in ) but I also love staying up. I've always been a night owl and hate the idea of getting up early so I certainly make up for things on the weekend by sleeping in then.

So what about everyone else? How much sleep is a normal night for you?

I have heard that getting 6 or 9 hours of sleep is better than getting the regularly suggested 8, due to your body's sleep cycle. during the 8th hour, you are in your heaviest period of sleep. (you sleep in 3 hour cycles)

Eaglesfan27 · 03-11-2005, 01:59 PM

Sleep cycles vary among individuals. Some individuals have a 90 minute sleep cycle, some have a sleep cycle that is as long as 2 and a half hours. A 3 hours sleep cycle is very rare. I actually had a night time EEG done while an intern just to help me plan my sleep schedule. My sleep cycle is about 100 minutes long. So, I try to sleep either 6 hours and 40 minutes or 8 hours and 20 minutes. However, when I'm on call my sleep cycle gets all messed up. I was up 34 hours straight on Monday, slept 10 hours Tuesday, up 38 hours straight on Weds then slept 3-9PM on Thursday and then 1 to 7AM. I still feel like crap. Hoping to get my sleep back on track this weekend.

cuervo72 · 03-11-2005, 02:13 PM

I'd say 5-6 during the week, though by Friday or Saturday I am usually pretty tired, and like to sleep in one of the weekend days (usually my wife will sleep in the other, unless she is working Saturday night, in which case I'll let her sleep in Sat and I still get up with the kids on Sun).

On those weekends where I get more sleep though, I'll often feel sluggish later on in the day and feel like napping. Maybe it's because a my sleep cycle is off, or maybe because I don't drink as much tea/coffee at home, who knows.

finkenst · 03-11-2005, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

Sleep cycles vary among individuals. Some individuals have a 90 minute sleep cycle, some have a sleep cycle that is as long as 2 and a half hours. A 3 hours sleep cycle is very rare. I actually had a night time EEG done while an intern just to help me plan my sleep schedule. My sleep cycle is about 100 minutes long. So, I try to sleep either 6 hours and 40 minutes or 8 hours and 20 minutes. However, when I'm on call my sleep cycle gets all messed up. I was up 34 hours straight on Monday, slept 10 hours Tuesday, up 38 hours straight on Weds then slept 3-9PM on Thursday and then 1 to 7AM. I still feel like crap. Hoping to get my sleep back on track this weekend.

i love the fact that we have laws that mandate crw rest for airline pilots and crew and laws regulating how much driving a trucker can do (hi, Cringer), yet no such laws exist for doctors and physicians.

oh yeah...

sleep.. it varies.. typically it seems to be in the 5-7 category during the week since i have trouble falling asleep.. on the weeknds usually in the 10+ category. If sick, then i'll sleep upwards of 12 hours at a time...

cuervo72 · 03-11-2005, 09:03 PM

Hmm, even though I don't get much sleep, I certainly don't have problems fallnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

RPI-Fan · 03-11-2005, 09:15 PM

When I was at GT, I would do 4-5 hours during the week (11pm hockey practice followed by 8am class...), and then at times 12-14 hours on weekends. Really not all that healthy at all.

Edit: I remember distinctly some days where I'd wake up, knock on my buddy's door, he had just woken up, see if he wants to go eat, and then when we get to the dining hall, watch the 4pm football game.

Since @ RPI, though, and having a couple of jobs, I am much better. Probably 6-7 hours on average during the week, and then 7-9 on weekends. Much, much more steady.

Eaglesfan27 · 03-11-2005, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by finkenst

i love the fact that we have laws that mandate crw rest for airline pilots and crew and laws regulating how much driving a trucker can do (hi, Cringer), yet no such laws exist for doctors and physicians.

oh yeah...

sleep.. it varies.. typically it seems to be in the 5-7 category during the week since i have trouble falling asleep.. on the weeknds usually in the 10+ category. If sick, then i'll sleep upwards of 12 hours at a time...

There are actually new regulations that say we are only supposed to work 80 hours/week averaged over a 4 week period and we aren't supposed to work more than 24 hours in a row (or maybe it is 30?) In any case, those regulations are slow in getting phased in everywhere. I think the single biggest benefit of my new job in July that I'm looking forward to is no more call. I can't wait to just be working a 7-5 day and always getting a good night sleep if I want it.

21C · 03-11-2005, 09:55 PM

After I started this thread, I started wondering what is the average number of hours slept these days. I remember hearing/reading that it was something like 8 for an adult and 10 for a kid - then again these might have been "suggested" hours of sleep.

I did a quick Google search and found an unscientific internet poll. By the sounds of things, it seems to be close to what we're getting here.
http://www.macpolls.com/?poll_id=308

This was an interesting article which suggested that 8.1 was the average but it varied from 6-10 depending on the individual.
http://www2.netdoctor.co.uk/womenshe...noughsleep.htm

jeff061 · 03-11-2005, 10:18 PM

I'm at 6 hours. 12:00-6:00.

Tired as hell in the morning though, oughta go to bed earlier.

sterlingice · 03-11-2005, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 21c

After I started this thread, I started wondering what is the average number of hours slept these days. I remember hearing/reading that it was something like 8 for an adult and 10 for a kid - then again these might have been "suggested" hours of sleep.

I did a quick Google search and found an unscientific internet poll. By the sounds of things, it seems to be close to what we're getting here.
http://www.macpolls.com/?poll_id=308

This was an interesting article which suggested that 8.1 was the average but it varied from 6-10 depending on the individual.
http://www2.netdoctor.co.uk/womenshe...noughsleep.htm

Or there's the unscientific poll from when this topic came up last time.

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/for...ead.php?t=6347

SI

cthomer5000 · 03-11-2005, 11:32 PM

4-6 weekday, probably the same plus a 1-2 hour nap on Saturday/Sunday

21C · 03-12-2005, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Or there's the unscientific poll from when this topic came up last time.

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/for...ead.php?t=6347

SI

Where were you when I was wondering if this idea had come up before?

I know, I know . . . I should have done a search first.

Marc Vaughan · 03-12-2005, 06:21 AM

Around 5-6 most nights I'd guess - incidentally very reassuring to see I'm far from alone on not needing sleep

jetpunk2000 · 03-12-2005, 08:30 AM

For me it depends on when I fall asleep. I'm up everyday between 6:30 and 7:30, so I normally get between 5 and 7.

03-11-2005, 12:18 AM	#2
FBPro College Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SE	Typically 6 or 7 is tops for me. __________________ GM RayCo Raiders-est. 2004-2012 Charter member of the IHOF-RayCo GM GM Tennessee Titans PFL 2011-2014 GM Tennessee Titans FOWL 2020-2025

03-11-2005, 12:22 AM	#4
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	1am to 8am for me lately (and usually get up once when Hannah wakes up), and it's not quite enough. Haven't had a good night's sleep in a while. __________________ Mile High Hockey

03-11-2005, 12:33 AM	#7
TLK Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Allen Park, MI	I don't function well if I don't have eight hours sleep.... Last edited by TLK : 03-11-2005 at 12:33 AM.

03-11-2005, 12:34 AM	#9
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	In bed by 3 am...up at 10am...nap at 6pm __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

03-11-2005, 12:43 AM	#13
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	Bed around 1, wake up around 8 on morning shift days and around 10-11 on day offs and evening shift days. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

03-11-2005, 12:19 AM	#3
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	9 or so, unless Im seeing a girl...then i tend to get less and not for the best of reasons either...

03-11-2005, 12:22 AM	#5
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	If I get 9 or so, I feel bad in the morning. All disoriented, tired, and stuff. If I get 6-8, that seems to be the best. Even 5 once a week is ok, but I'll be really tired by the end of the day.

03-11-2005, 12:29 AM	#6
Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	I alternate 7 or 8 with 2, never going to bed at the same time on two consecutive nights. Drives my poor wife absolutely insane.

03-11-2005, 12:37 AM	#10
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Usually fall to sleep around 4am and I start waking up at about 8am.

03-11-2005, 12:41 AM	#11
SlapBone High School JV Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Houston, Texas	Sleep is for pussies.

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sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	Depends on whether I'm dreaming of Suicane or not...

03-11-2005, 12:51 AM	#14
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	tonight, btw, I'll go to bed at 3, get up with the baby at 5, then back to sleep until 8...and my ass will pretty much be toast by the end of the day. __________________ Mile High Hockey

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JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Usually around 6-8 hours... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-11-2005, 01:33 AM	#16
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Not nearly enough. Mostly go to bed by 2 and wake up around 7 or 7:30 (depending on the day). On the weekends I sleep crazy late though. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

03-11-2005, 01:44 AM	#17
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	Usually 10-12 hours every 2 or 3 days. My body does not like to sleep "Regularly" for some messed up reason.

03-11-2005, 01:48 AM	#18
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Well..I've worked nights mostly since November, so I would sleep from say 2am or 3am until between 9am and 12 noon..depending. But after Sunday, I'm going to be working from home entirely. So, it'll be probably down to about 5 or 6 hours a night. I don't really like sleep, nor do I require lots. So long as I sleep in on weekends, I make up for whatever I lose during the week. __________________ Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods

03-11-2005, 02:02 AM	#19
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	Between 3 and 6. And i'm *always* dreaming of Sov.

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sooner333 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Norman, OK	Sun-Wed night I'm usually about 1:30-8:30, plus or minus a half hour to get up, shower, and go to my 9:30 class. Fridays, I have a 11:30 class, so it really varies. Then on the weekends usually really late to about 11:00-11:30, sometimes later.

03-11-2005, 03:03 AM	#21
Sharpieman Greatly Missed. (7/11/84-06/12/05) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Palo Alto, CA	Usually 4-6 hours on the weekdays. I stay up pretty late and wake up at 9am. On the weekends I get around 10-14 hours of sleep. __________________ Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

03-11-2005, 06:35 AM	#23
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Usually around 4-5 hours. I get to sleep between midnight and 1am, then up at 5:30. Once every week or two, I'll go to sleep between 10 and 11 and get 7 hours sleep. That usually catches me up so that I can stay up late for the next week. And now with baseball season about to start and a west coast game on nearly every night, I'll be pushing 1am nearly every night, I bet. On the weekends, if we're lucky, the kids let us sleep in until 6:15. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." Last edited by Ksyrup : 03-11-2005 at 06:36 AM.

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B & B College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A sports era long ago when everything didnt require a Nike logo	6 hours. Once every week or two I'll crash for a full 8. If Im sick with flu, fever, bronchitis, etc. there can be a bear like slumber of 10-12 hours. __________________ Nobody cares about Kyle Orton because he's black. -PT

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03-11-2005, 10:02 AM	#26
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	With kids, it's gotten to where I can't sleep past 7am even if I have the opportunity. When I go on a business trip or when the wife takes the kids to see relatives for a weekend, even if I have no reason to be up before noon, I'll be up before 7. It's sad, really. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

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03-11-2005, 10:27 AM	#29
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	One positive about getting up at 6am as opposed to 8 or 9 is that it feels like you gain a half a day. The few times I've gotten up as late as 9 in the past 5 years, it feels like it's noon in about 15 minutes. When you're up at 6am, you think it's noon and it's only 10am. On the weekends, that's a pretty cool feeling. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-11-2005, 11:23 AM	#32
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	When I was actually working, around 5-6. I'm pretty much an insomniac. Doesn't matter how tired I am, always takes me at least an hour to actually fall asleep when I try, often more. Weekends, I usually picked up a good 8-10 hours.

03-11-2005, 12:13 PM	#34
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	Weekdays: 11:00/11:30p - 6:00a (6.5-7.0 hours) Non-School Weekends: 3:00a - 12:00p (9 hours) School Weekends: 3:00a - 7:30a (4.5 hours) Seven seems about right for me, on the weekends I think 9 is too much and obviously 4.5 is too little because I almost always take a nap of at least 1 hour on Saturday and Sundays.

03-11-2005, 12:34 PM	#35
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	I have small children. I never get to sleep in anymore. And I rarely get over 7 hours of sleep. And that's rarely uninterrupted.

03-11-2005, 01:59 PM	#38
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Sleep cycles vary among individuals. Some individuals have a 90 minute sleep cycle, some have a sleep cycle that is as long as 2 and a half hours. A 3 hours sleep cycle is very rare. I actually had a night time EEG done while an intern just to help me plan my sleep schedule. My sleep cycle is about 100 minutes long. So, I try to sleep either 6 hours and 40 minutes or 8 hours and 20 minutes. However, when I'm on call my sleep cycle gets all messed up. I was up 34 hours straight on Monday, slept 10 hours Tuesday, up 38 hours straight on Weds then slept 3-9PM on Thursday and then 1 to 7AM. I still feel like crap. Hoping to get my sleep back on track this weekend. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

03-11-2005, 02:13 PM	#39
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	I'd say 5-6 during the week, though by Friday or Saturday I am usually pretty tired, and like to sleep in one of the weekend days (usually my wife will sleep in the other, unless she is working Saturday night, in which case I'll let her sleep in Sat and I still get up with the kids on Sun). On those weekends where I get more sleep though, I'll often feel sluggish later on in the day and feel like napping. Maybe it's because a my sleep cycle is off, or maybe because I don't drink as much tea/coffee at home, who knows. __________________ null

03-11-2005, 09:03 PM	#41
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Hmm, even though I don't get much sleep, I certainly don't have problems fallnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn __________________ null

03-11-2005, 09:15 PM	#42
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	When I was at GT, I would do 4-5 hours during the week (11pm hockey practice followed by 8am class...), and then at times 12-14 hours on weekends. Really not all that healthy at all. Edit: I remember distinctly some days where I'd wake up, knock on my buddy's door, he had just woken up, see if he wants to go eat, and then when we get to the dining hall, watch the 4pm football game. Since @ RPI, though, and having a couple of jobs, I am much better. Probably 6-7 hours on average during the week, and then 7-9 on weekends. Much, much more steady. __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes? Last edited by RPI-Fan : 03-11-2005 at 09:16 PM.

03-11-2005, 09:55 PM	#44
21C College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Newcastle, Australia	After I started this thread, I started wondering what is the average number of hours slept these days. I remember hearing/reading that it was something like 8 for an adult and 10 for a kid - then again these might have been "suggested" hours of sleep. I did a quick Google search and found an unscientific internet poll. By the sounds of things, it seems to be close to what we're getting here. http://www.macpolls.com/?poll_id=308 This was an interesting article which suggested that 8.1 was the average but it varied from 6-10 depending on the individual. http://www2.netdoctor.co.uk/womenshe...noughsleep.htm

03-11-2005, 10:18 PM	#45
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	I'm at 6 hours. 12:00-6:00. Tired as hell in the morning though, oughta go to bed earlier. __________________

03-12-2005, 06:21 AM	#49
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	Around 5-6 most nights I'd guess - incidentally very reassuring to see I'm far from alone on not needing sleep