6-7 hours, 9-10 on weekends.
Ask HN: How many hours of sleep are you getting?
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#526-7 hours, 9-10 on weekends.
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#53Average 10. When I'm really tired 12 to 14. I can do with as little as 8, but if I go south of 8 for more than 2 days in a row I will not be productive. The day is kind of foggy. OTOH I have noticed that in these foggy days, especially in the afternoon, I get very creative insights. I just write them down because I can't use them on that day, but after a good night of sleep these insights come very handy in the next…
What are you secrets to quitting coffee? Would love to give that a try myself but I fear I'd be nonfunctional for a few weeks during the adjustment.
Might be interesting to know that caffeine is not necessarily what many perceive it to be:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jun/02/drinking-coffe...
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#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
What are you secrets to quitting coffee? Would love to give that a try myself but I fear I'd be nonfunctional for a few weeks during the adjustment.
Step 1: no longer have some at home - that's passive, just don't buy it no more. Finish what you have Step 2: refuse to use it outside your home. That's more active, and may require a commitment. You can start by allowing yourself to drink one every other day, to mitigate withdrawal symptoms. Decaf etc - I can't say how useful it is, I wanted to cut coffee and not replace an habit by another one. No more coke or redb…
I tried to live w/o any caffeine a whole week. Expect a hardcore headache!
Re: Ask HN: How many hours of sleep are you getting?
#56I have an average of 7 hours of deep sleep, as confirmed by my newly acquired sleep tracker. I generally feel well-rested and able to use my brain at its maximum.
Which one did you get?
I got the Fitbit One. You have to manually tell it you're about to sleep and you just woke up, then it tells you how long you stayed in bed, how many times you woke up, and how much deep sleep you had.
Based on that, I averaged that I needed 8 hours of in-bed time to get 7 hours of deep sleep, and then I had no need for the device anymore. Until my sleep patterns change.