I've been sleeping around 4.5 hours in average since last few weeks, working on a tech startup idea. I think I should go for at least 6 hrs now. 8 hrs sounds more appropriate though.
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#328 hours is a very good number , given i dont spend all day in front of a computer screen .. prefer some exercise to loosen yourself , i cant believe how much this little routine helps !
operating at 150% now a days !
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#333 - 5 hours is my norm. I'll wake up around 6-7am for my day job and program at night until 2am.
That does not sound healthy. How long have you been doing this?
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#35Depends on how much stress I have on my plate. On a good week, 8 hours, on a bad week, closer 4. I seem to operate as a real human being in either case though.
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#368-9 hours ideal. Anything over or under makes me crazy.
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#378-9 hours ideal. Anything over or under makes me crazy.
Don't have kids then
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#389. Any less has a negative productivity impact.
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#39I wake early and go to bed late, it's a bad routine I can't get out of. So I get about 5.5, sometimes 6 hours of sleep a night. Believe it or not, the human body can adopt to sleeping patterns remarkably well. I always have energy, never feel tired or have any health problems as a result of sleeping so little. Anything under 5 and no doubt I'd feel like crap, but I seriously doubt anyone out there can survive on less…
Same here
Re: Ask HN: How many hours do hackers sleep?
#40Usually less than six hours. I don't need much sleep, and never feel tired.