I highly reocmmend Jmes Maas' book Power Sleep. He's a Cornell professor who's studied sleep for decades. This book opened my eyes to just how important enough sleep is. http://www.amazon.com/Power-Sleep-Revolutionary-Prepares-Per...
How Little Sleep Can You Get Away With?
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#94I often get told that I don't sleep enough (more like 6 than 8, if that), but for me, my dreams get stranger the longer I sleep, and my day is happier if I can wake up without strange dreams lingering in my head. For example, last night I slept about 8 hours (probably due to wine the night before), and my final dream involved me trying to evade certain death in a circus. I'd prefer to start off my day on cheerier not…
You can get a sleep cycle alarm which will take care of that. Sleep Cycle for iOS works, with the possible problem that you need a power cord long enough to put the device on your bed.
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Re: How Little Sleep Can You Get Away With?
#95I often get told that I don't sleep enough (more like 6 than 8, if that), but for me, my dreams get stranger the longer I sleep, and my day is happier if I can wake up without strange dreams lingering in my head. For example, last night I slept about 8 hours (probably due to wine the night before), and my final dream involved me trying to evade certain death in a circus. I'd prefer to start off my day on cheerier not…
You can get a sleep cycle alarm which will take care of that. Sleep Cycle for iOS works, with the possible problem that you need a power cord long enough to put the device on your bed.
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Re: How Little Sleep Can You Get Away With?
#96I often get told that I don't sleep enough (more like 6 than 8, if that), but for me, my dreams get stranger the longer I sleep, and my day is happier if I can wake up without strange dreams lingering in my head. For example, last night I slept about 8 hours (probably due to wine the night before), and my final dream involved me trying to evade certain death in a circus. I'd prefer to start off my day on cheerier not…
You can get a sleep cycle alarm which will take care of that. Sleep Cycle for iOS works, with the possible problem that you need a power cord long enough to put the device on your bed.
I saw a documentary about sleep a few years ago. The main idea was that a sleep cycle lasts approximately 90 minutes, and you feel better rested when you avoid waking up in the middle of a cycle.
Since then, I always set my alarm clock to sleep a multiple of 90 minutes: 6h, 7h30min, 9h... (6 hours more often than not, but I might change this, having read this article...)
I used to dream all the time. I haven't dreamt since I started doing this. I guess I still have dreams, but I never remember them. I think you only remember dreams when you are woken up in the middle of REM sleep (in the middle of a cycle).
A nice benefit of my current sleep pattern, is that I fall asleep very fast, instead of waiting in bed for up to 1 hour like I used to. I hope it's not because I'm sleep deprived, though...