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Poll: How many hours do you sleep?

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Re: Poll: How many hours do you sleep?

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Post by dekayed »

staunch wrote: post #5

I spent years in a mildly sleep deprived state, then I started sleeping 8+ hours and became 2x more productive. I recommend it to anyone who feels like they need a nap midday.

I'd recommend that if you need a nap midday, then nap midday.

I generally wake up around the same time in the morning, regardless of what time I went to bed. This can sometimes lead to me feeling very sleepy midday, which kills my productivity. Coffee can sometimes help, but sometimes it just makes my head even more cloudy. If I'm in a position to do so (if I'm in a location where I can lie down and I don't have a meeting soon), I generally take a short nap (~45 minutes). This brings my productivity back to normal in most cases.

Re: Poll: How many hours do you sleep?

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Post by toyg »

I'd usually sleep 6 to 9 hours, but our newborn baby is keeping me up at the moment, so it's more like 5 hours. Result: instant illness :(

Overall, I feel great through the day when I get 9 hours straight (rare); with 6, I wake up very productive (adrenaline is pumping!), but I'll inevitably crash in the afternoon. Any value in between, I'll need caffeine to wake up; my body works on 3-hours cycles.

Re: Poll: How many hours do you sleep?

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Post by methane »

rottencupcakes wrote: post #7

What a terrible breakdown. How is 7-10, which is what I imagine the majority of people sleep, a single category? Try something like: (< 4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8, 8-9, 9+)

Yeah, I just now realized that choices are not very cleverly made. I just expected(haha) that everyone sleeps pretty much as me (maybe I was trying to justify my sleep hours..?).

But now, probably, I should not change choices as there are plenty of votes. Sorry for that.

Re: Poll: How many hours do you sleep?

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Post by cj »

yangez wrote: post #9

7-8 for sure. Anything less for a sustained period of time and I lose a ton of productivity. I was seriously considering going on a polyphasic sleep experiment for a while to cut down on the hours, but after doing a lot of research it didn't really seem legit. Does anyone here have any real experience with polyphasic sleep?

I experimented with polyphasic sleeping a couple summers ago. I wouldn't recommend it if your only interest is to maximize productivity. However, sleep deprivation and radical sleep patterns change your perspective and state of mind, and for that reason it's a cool experiment.

Re: Poll: How many hours do you sleep?

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Post by dilap »

3-4 hour a night people (all 4 of you(•)): what the heck? For how long have you slept this little? Is that natural, or are you pushing yourself (for some reason)? Do you feel awake right now, or has reality become some sort of weird half-awake, half-asleep fantasia?

(•)as of this writing

Re: Poll: How many hours do you sleep?

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Post by capkutay »

dekayed wrote: post #11
staunch wrote: post #5

I spent years in a mildly sleep deprived state, then I started sleeping 8+ hours and became 2x more productive. I recommend it to anyone who feels like they need a nap midday.

I'd recommend that if you need a nap midday, then nap midday. I generally wake up around the same time in the morning, regardless of what time I went to bed. This can sometimes lead to me feeling very sleepy midday, which kills my productivity. Coffee can sometimes help, but sometimes it just makes my head even more cloudy. If I'm in a position to do so (if I'm in a location where I can lie down and I don't have a me…

I personally don't do well with midday naps. Takes a chunk out of my day and it takes me hours to really feel awake again...then night time comes around and I'm not tired. Using the weekends to get back on a good sleep schedule is usually my go-to move.
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