Poll: How much sleep do you get per night? • Hacker News Board

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

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Post by manmal » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 2:03 PM UTC

Wab wrote: post #12

More than 12, but no per night. Usually I stay awake working for 2 to 3 days straight without any sleep, surviving on constant coffee and energy drinks. After those 2 or 3 days I usually crash for 12-14 hours. It's not healthy so I do not recommend doing so. It seems that no matter how many times I get my cycle in order, it will still get out of order. Heck, I don't even bother anymore, guess it's just supposed to be…

Have you tried the approach made popular by Tim Ferris, napping every 4 hours for 20 minutes? He claims that he is able to live by that for days, but once he misses a nap, he is essentially wasted.

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

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Post by Symmetry » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 2:05 PM UTC

I sleep a bit less than 8 hours most nights, from around 11:30 to 7:30. I used to be a night owl, but then my body started wanting to dayshift and I went with it. I tend to get up about the same time even if I was up late the night before, only sleeping in 'til 9:00 even if I was up to 4 AM the previous night.

Oh, and I used to get migraine headaches if I dozed in bed too long after I woke up.

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

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Post by manmal » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 2:05 PM UTC

I need 8 hours of sleep to maintain, 9 hours to feel very good. If I stay up until 3 or even 5am, my brain does not work for two days (lack of concentration, unjustified anger,...) - strangely, the second day is worse.

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

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Post by nnoitra » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 2:10 PM UTC

I usually sleep 7-8 hours per night, I used to be a night owl but I had some problems with depression so I decided to fix my sleeping schedule, and since then I function really much better and my overall mood has improved. Sunlight is really important for people to function properly and not get into depression.

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

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Post by kuroyume » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 2:12 PM UTC

6-7 on weekdays, 8-9 on weekends.

I used to have a lot of problem sleeping, until i forced myself to keep a tight sleep schedule... it works

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

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Post by michaelleland » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 2:16 PM UTC

Usually 8+, but usually interpreted by one or more of three kids.

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

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Post by dagw » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 2:17 PM UTC

I aim to spend 8 hours lying in bed a night. How much of that time is actually spent sleeping is very much up to my daughter.

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

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Post by xutopia » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 2:19 PM UTC

I found it hard to say. I have a sore back and wake up a few times a night to make myself comfortable again.

It does affect my production if my workplace does not allow for a nap.

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

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Post by davidw » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 2:27 PM UTC

Caught me on a bad day - our son got vaccinated yesterday and ran a bit of a fever, and woke up crying about every hour last night.

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

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Post by drbawb » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 2:29 PM UTC

I try to get exactly 8 hours. Most nights I've only been managing 6 and it's really starting to show.

Work itself isn't tough for me... what's hard is working all day, and then only having a few hours to catch up with friends in the evening.

I'm definitely no night owl though. Without someone working to keep me up I'm crashed out by 1am.