8 hours minimum, anything less than that I feel like crap. I also NEVER get sick. Ever.
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Ask HN: How much do you sleep?
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Re: Ask HN: How much do you sleep?
#32My biggest problem with sleep is the fixed working schedule I have to follow. The 9-to-5 is killing me. It's not that there isn't enough time to sleep, it's that I cannot convince my body to go to sleep if it doesn't feel like it. Just last night I stood awake till 5 a.m. unable to fall asleep despite all efforts. The problem is that my natural clock seems to be working on a 26-7 hours per day cycle and I cannot fit…
Wake up at the same time every day. Pick that time and stick to it. Whether you get too little sleep or not.
Re: Ask HN: How much do you sleep?
#33I try to get 8-9 hours a night. I usually go to bed at 10pm and wake at 7am. I wish I could sleep less, but I just feel terrible when I do. At least I hope that I'm more productive the time I'm actually awake.
I had this same problem. But having to wake up to get the kid to the bus left me little choice.
Take a look at your diet. I cut out refined sugars and switched to a (mostly) LCHF diet and I can now function at nearly 100% on as little as 4 hours of sleep. Most nights I get 5-6 hours and can usually function at 100% as long as I get a good 7-8 hours once every week or so.
Re: Ask HN: How much do you sleep?
#34About 6~7 hours a night, more trending towards 6 hours and less. It impacts my productivity greatly, I wake up still wanting to sleep more and am tired for most of the day, which causes me to be distracted more easily (open office...) and get way less work done. Also stress affects me more when I sleep less
Re: Ask HN: How much do you sleep?
#358-10 solid hours a day. No alarm clock. Work from home.
Re: Ask HN: How much do you sleep?
#365-7 hours on work weeks, 8 hours on weekends. I don't think my productivity at work is affected, but I feel like a zombie when I get home at ~7pm. I fall asleep within seconds after hitting the bed. Dreamless sleep too.
Re: Ask HN: How much do you sleep?
#37I sleep somewhere between 3-5 hours on weekdays, and 8-10 hours on weekends. If I had to put a number on it, I'd say my productivity decreases linearly by roughly 10-15% every weekday.
Re: Ask HN: How much do you sleep?
#38I try to get 7-8 hrs but sometimes I can only get 5-6. It is a negative to my productivity if I only get 5-6.
Re: Ask HN: How much do you sleep?
#39My biggest problem with sleep is the fixed working schedule I have to follow. The 9-to-5 is killing me. It's not that there isn't enough time to sleep, it's that I cannot convince my body to go to sleep if it doesn't feel like it. Just last night I stood awake till 5 a.m. unable to fall asleep despite all efforts. The problem is that my natural clock seems to be working on a 26-7 hours per day cycle and I cannot fit…
Wake up at the same time every day. Pick that time and stick to it. Whether you get too little sleep or not.
I've tried doing that. Even if it is possible, I really don't like it. When married to a fixed schedule, life just isn't as much fun for me.
Re: Ask HN: How much do you sleep?
#406-7 hours. Probably averaging 6.5. But I also commute for an hour both ways by bus - I'll often get a half hour or more of sleep both ways. Probably not great sleep (no REM) but better than nothing.
I sometimes notice as the week goes on I get a little more tired - usually make it up on the weekends by sleeping around 9 hours.