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Poll: How much sleep do you get per night?

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Re: Poll: How much sleep do you get per night?

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Post by Jem »

bh42222 wrote: post #98
ohgodthecat wrote: post #57

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That sounds awful I'm in the 7 hour range of sleeping but when I go to bed I usually end up falling asleep within fifteen minutes and sleeping rather sound. Even when my dog wakes me up to be let out after she does her business and comes in I go back to sleep almost instantly. The only time I have had trouble falling asleep is if I had caffeine after 6 pm (I go to bed around 10 pm). I have to ask is alcohol or caffei…

I am honestly curious if the ability to go to sleep almost instantly, even if you are woken up in the middle of the night, is purely genetic? Or perhaps it's a combination of habits and fitness? Or could be a symptom of something bad, like exhaustion?

My partner has this amazing ability to just switch off. He doesn't even have to lie down or block out noise etc, he just closes his eyes and bam: asleep.

It does seem to have a downside though; he requires much more sleep to function than I do.

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Post by bane »

vgrichina wrote: post #110
bane wrote: post #107

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I agree, when I worked at a place where I could, I did, and it made the day much better. Unfortunately, working on a contract at a customer location doesn't offer me much nap time.

Maybe you can try to explain customer that it is needed to improve your productivity? I think any sane customer would understand that.

I wish, I work for the government on contract by day, which by definition is insane.

Re: Poll: How much sleep do you get per night?

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Post by vgrichina »

EToS wrote: post #77
bane wrote: post #3

I do about 6-7 on weekdays, then crash on weekends and sleep 12-13 hours. If I don't get my weekend crash and roll into the next week, I'm practically brain dead by the end of that week. I have some respiratory problems that make the sleep quality not that great either and 6-7 often more like 3-5 depending. I'm chronically sleep deprived. It's not healthy. I'm also a supreme night owl, doing my best work around 6-9pm…

'Beer' can help with sleeping earlier during weekdays :)

Cannabis would work better, lead to no hangover and is healthier.

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Post by Tim-Boss »

vgrichina wrote: post #113
EToS wrote: post #77

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'Beer' can help with sleeping earlier during weekdays :)

Cannabis would work better, lead to no hangover and is healthier.

I'm not sure that this is 100% accurate!

While it does have more of a sedative effect than alcohol, I don't think you can count is as healthier unless you're eating it or vaporising it!

Also in my (entirely subjective) experience I find it harder to wake up in the morning, given the same amount of sleep as sober days. No 'hangover' as such, but definitely feel more groggy for the first hour or so after waking!

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