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If you get less sleep than you need, you're robbing yourself.
I also experimented with polyphasic sleep and it was too much of a pain as far as coordinating a schedule with the rest of the world.
What I did take out of it was that it was very important for me to sleep in multiples of 1.5 hours. So if I'm not feeling very tired, I'll go from 7.5 hours to 6 hours, but never to 6.5 or 8.
Best thing, I don't even need an alarm anymore. I just wake up naturally, which is great.
7.5 is the ideal for me. I do a lot of running and cycling though, which make me need more sleep. When I don't, I'm fine with 6 hours. I also experimented with polyphasic sleep and it was too much of a pain as far as coordinating a schedule with the rest of the world. What I did take out of it was that it was very important for me to sleep in multiples of 1.5 hours. So if I'm not feeling very tired, I'll go from 7.5…
Even on off days I generally won't sleep past 7am. I'd rather be up early these days then stay up late. Sometimes the mornings are awesome for working
I often get the sense from hyperproductive people like Max and his PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel that they think sleep is for the weak; anyone who sleeps 8-10 hours a night must have a serious lack of will. (I don't know if they actually think this; it's just my impression.) And yet, as far as I can tell, all research in the area suggests that the amount of sleep you need is biologically determined. Might it be that the ranks of the super-rich and super-successful are disproportionately filled by those genetically endowed with less need for sleep?
I get as many hours of sleep as I need. I don't try to keep to any particular schedule: When I'm tired, I go to sleep; and when I'm not tired any more, I wake up. Some days I sleep 5 hours; some days I sleep 11 hours; some days I sleep for two or more multiple-hour periods. I probably average about 8-9 hours. Occasionally I need to be awake at a specified time (e.g., every Thursday evening, for rehearsals of an orche…
7.5 is the ideal for me. I do a lot of running and cycling though, which make me need more sleep. When I don't, I'm fine with 6 hours. I also experimented with polyphasic sleep and it was too much of a pain as far as coordinating a schedule with the rest of the world. What I did take out of it was that it was very important for me to sleep in multiples of 1.5 hours. So if I'm not feeling very tired, I'll go from 7.5…
I've noticed the 1.5 hour interval thing as well; and also switch between a 6 hour sleep schedule and a 7.5 hour sleep schedule, depending on when I actually get tired.
Personally I like to get up early (around 6am), go to bed when done for the day and nap when tired.