Do you get your8 hours sleep?

whatdoicare · 05-09-2013 10:35AM

Yeah, new baby, so no.... Just no.

Alf Veedersane · 05-09-2013 10:40AM

whatdoicare wrote: »

Yeah, new baby, so no.... Just no.

They should invent soundproof boxes for babies to sleep in at night. You'd need a little section to put their rations in and so on but that's workable.

Obviously there'd be air-holes in the box.

whatdoicare · 05-09-2013 10:42AM

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

They should invent soundproof boxes for babies to sleep in at night. You'd need a little section to put their rations in and so on but that's workable.

Obviously there'd be air-holes in the box.

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the groutch · 05-09-2013 10:46AM

Shorc wrote: »

New research suggests lack of sleep actually damages the brain.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23932577

that's unpossible

BeerWolf · 05-09-2013 10:46AM

Can't say I'm a good sleeper... got issues with it for years now.

I look like a raccoon 24/7.

Alf Veedersane · 05-09-2013 10:48AM

whatdoicare wrote: »

I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter!

Sure!

It's only $4.95 per month.

gammygils · 05-09-2013 10:51AM

5 & a half to 6 hours usually

Maybe 7 at most at weekends

krudler · 05-09-2013 11:03AM

5-6 hrs usually, long as I have one lie in a week I'm grand. The times I do get 8 or more hours sleep I actually feel more tired the next day for some reason. Power naps are good too, usually have one before I'd go out on a Saturday night but you run the risk of a nap turning into a sleep and then not wanting to get back up and head out.

Jester252 · 05-09-2013 11:19AM

Had a while where I only needed 2-3 hours a night. Now I get a good 5-6 hours. Heard that 8 hours wasn't good for you and that recommended amount of sleep was 4-8 hours

diomed · 05-09-2013 11:52AM

When people say they sleep only 4, 5, 6 hours a night I remember what I read in The Promise Of Sleep by William C Dement. You can do it for a few nights, but if you run up a sleep deficit of about thirty hours (by getting less than about 8.5 hours a night) you have to make up the difference by sleeping more. The bigger the deficit, the worse you feel, and you will fall asleep very quickly.

Try a sleep deficit of 30+ hours by getting 4 hours a night for 7 days (8.5-4.0) x 7 = 31.5. But you need someone else to do the recording for it to be believable.

Of course people think they only sleep for 4,5,6 hours. How is it recorded?

It is dangerous to have a sleep deficit. You can easily fall asleep while driving, not good for you, not good for others.

05-09-2013 11:58AM

realies wrote: »

most times a good deep six does me.

lol

Amirani · 05-09-2013 12:01PM

I normally aim to take a good solid 6 or 7, and have been taking them far deeper than normal lately.

enda1 · 05-09-2013 12:21PM

I get about 7.5 hours on a weeknight and 9ish at the weekend.

Lenin Skynard · 05-09-2013 01:12PM

Ten hours every night at least. I love sleep.

Lenin Skynard · 05-09-2013 01:14PM

salacious crumb wrote: »

Two cats running the stairs all night and a gf who's on a ridiculous shift and who's alarm goes off at 3.35am, so no :pac:

Cats? Sacrificing sleep for some ****ing cats? You must be mental. Put them outside.

Renegade Mechanic · 05-09-2013 01:16PM

Not at the moment but usually I get 8 at least. Those days will be back yet:D

dgt · 05-09-2013 01:25PM

I love my sleep. The way I post often reflects how much sleep I've got....

I usually get 9-10hrs sleep

xgwishyx · 05-09-2013 01:33PM

I get about 6-7 hours weekdays and 10 hours if I'm lucky at weekends, usually 8 though due to stupid body clock.

I find I'm wrecked all day but magically around 10-11pm I wake up and find it hard to convince myself to go to bed before midnight.

TerrorFirmer · 05-09-2013 01:41PM

I try and get about 7 hours a night, though anything over 5 and I'm pretty much fine, prefer to get about 7 though. I wake up everyday about 7am and find it hard to go back to sleep, so if I don't go to bed around midnight, I know I probably won't get the full 7. On the other hand, my girlfriend can and has slept for 16 hours solid, and on one occassion, sleeping through her alarm meant she slept until 2pm - alarm was set for 9. I really envy that sometimes.

Ghost Train · 05-09-2013 01:43PM

get 6 hours sleep usually

probably need closer to 7

unkel · 05-09-2013 02:05PM

diomed wrote: »

if you run up a sleep deficit (by getting less than about 8.5 hours a night)

LOL - the last time I had 8.5 hours sleep (without drink taken) I was probably in my teens

Sleep 12 hours a day, die when you are 80 and you've only lived for 40 years :eek:
Sleep 6 hours a day, die when you are 70 and you've lived for 53 years...

jester77 · 05-09-2013 02:05PM

8 is such a waste, that's already 33% of your life wasted before you do anything else :eek:

Life is short enough as it is, I usually get 6, would settle for less but the stupid body gets grumpy when I get less than 5.

salacious crumb · 05-09-2013 02:23PM

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

Cats? Sacrificing sleep for some ****ing cats? You must be mental. Put them outside.

No

JohnnyCarmello · 05-09-2013 02:39PM

jester77 wrote: »

8 is such a waste, that's already 33% of your life wasted before you do anything else :eek:

Life is short enough as it is, I usually get 6, would settle for less but the stupid body gets grumpy when I get less than 5.

http://www.ted.com/talks/russell_foster_why_do_we_sleep.html

you will perform better and have a more enjoyable life if you get the amount of sleep you actually need.

although, i get between 5-7. usually about 9 at the weekends though.

used take me hours to get to sleep, but combination of work and exercise over the last 3-4 years means i get to sleep almost immediately now.

MonaPizza · 05-09-2013 02:43PM

realies wrote: »

Never sleep for eight hours, most times a good deep six does me.

inches?

Lenin Skynard · 05-09-2013 02:46PM

jester77 wrote: »

8 is such a waste, that's already 33% of your life wasted before you do anything else :eek:

Life is short enough as it is, I usually get 6, would settle for less but the stupid body gets grumpy when I get less than 5.

Sleeping isn't wasted time. It's one of the most enjoyable parts of life.

gline · 05-09-2013 03:53PM

Vito Corleone wrote: »

On a weekday when I'm not on holiday I'd get 2-4 hours. I have problems getting to sleep.

Same here, last night - asleep @ 3am up @ 8am and that was actually a good night. I miss the days I could just put head to pillow and be asleep within 5mins.

Shorc · 05-09-2013 04:05PM

unkel wrote: »

LOL - the last time I had 8.5 hours sleep (without drink taken) I was probably in my teens

Sleep 12 hours a day, die when you are 80 and you've only lived for 40 years :eek:
Sleep 6 hours a day, die when you are 70 and you've lived for 53 years...

I'd prefer 40 happy alert years than 53 stressful dosy years.

Also don't forget all the amazing dreams you can have in your sleep.

Spring Onion · 05-09-2013 09:51PM

Sleep is absolutely vital for mental and physical health.
I usually get at least 8 hours but I am fairly active for the other 16 so I need it.

Sala · 05-09-2013 10:09PM

8.5 weekdays, around 12 weekends. Sometimes I worry that if I didn't set my alarm or have something to do on a Saturday I'd never get up.:o

Do you get your8 hours sleep?

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