Just curious.
Over the course of a week, I average about 7, which is probably pretty good -- though I could use about 9.
Over the course of a week, I average about 7, which is probably pretty good -- though I could use about 9.
How many hours of sleep do you average a night?
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Not anywhere enough, which is probably why I end up sleeping until 9 or 10 on weekendsl. 
(I get up around 5:30 weekdays. )
ETA: Oh...so to answer your question 5-6 hours on weekdays. As much as possible on weekends.
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(I get up around 5:30 weekdays. )ETA: Oh...so to answer your question 5-6 hours on weekdays. As much as possible on weekends.
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8-9, Don't mess with my sleep, man- I am probably the only person who will go to bed at 9pm, just because I have to get up early the next day (like 6-7am)
Now that the little one is weaned and the older one has learned to play in his room if he wakes up too early, I get about 9-- assuming I make myself go to bed at a reasonable hour.
Not anywhere enough, which is probably why I end up sleeping until 9 or 10 on weekendsl.
ETA: Oh...so to answer your question 5-6 hours on weekdays. As much as possible on weekends.
Come to think of it, I'm kind of like this too. 6 or so on weekdays, 8 or 9 on weekends.
I put 4-5, but it isn't because "some is better than none." I only need 4.5-5 hours of sleep, and if I get more I am sluggish all day.
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I think I started this same thread a while back.
Well, I checked off the box with 7. Just an estimate. Sometimes I can't sleep much at all at night.
Well, I checked off the box with 7. Just an estimate. Sometimes I can't sleep much at all at night.
That's probably very healthy. To average 9 over the course of a week would be awesome.
I don't get tired until 10-11, but then my body just wakes up around 2:30. I find I get my best work done in the morning, so I stay up and run/work etc. On the weekends I'll nap though and catch up.
No lie. I admin another community and between the two, plus my regular internet wanderings, there's a pretty permanent dent in my desk chair.Which means not hanging on AW or chatting on IM.
Wha? Me?
The problem is that I would happily average 12 if they would let me.
I can never get enough sleep.
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Wow! I"ve woken up around 3:30 a.m. for years (after my kids were born) and I stayed awake for an hour or so. It's the reason I write. I'd make up stories to entertain myself while I waited for slumber.
I've always found it interesting when people like you can get by on such little sleep. Do people who work out a lot need less of it? Maybe light or non-drinkers need less? If I were a multimillionaire and didn't have any responsibilities, I'd choose to sleep 9 per night.
Left unchecked without having to work, I'm not sure where my sleeping patterns would fall. I've never been a huge sleeper, although I have my moments when I'm just dog tired and sleep for 12 hours straight.
Come to think of it, I did need more sleep when I was less fit and drank more. So maybe there's something to that.
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I checked off 8-9, not that I always get that, but I really do need it. I'm one of the people who pushed that census of "8 hours a night" higher, I need 9-10 or I'm, well, not fun to live with. It doesn't always happen, that's for sure.
Around 10 hours. Generally from 4am to 2pm.
Yeah, my patterns are royally boned.
Not bad, though. I could get into that.
I get real depressed when the alarm goes off. The weird thing is (and this is probably true of most everyone), no matter how little sleep I get, I'm never that tired when it's time to go to sleep the next night. It's only in the morning that I feel like crap.
I feel tired if I get more than 5 or 6 or less than 4. I sometimes sleep about 8 or 9 hours on Saturday nights, and I find it nearly impossible to wake up on Sunday.
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Don't talk to me of alarms...
A couple of nights ago I was sleeping peacefully. And then my 14 year old friend gets bored (she's pulling an all nighter for no apparent reason) and she calls me at 4:44 in the MORNING... and since I put the ringtone volume way up I jumped and hit the ceiling.
A couple of nights ago I was sleeping peacefully. And then my 14 year old friend gets bored (she's pulling an all nighter for no apparent reason) and she calls me at 4:44 in the MORNING... and since I put the ringtone volume way up I jumped and hit the ceiling.