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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
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FFGenerations
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people saying 7 or less is normal sound crazy to me | ||
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obesechicken13
United States10467 Posts
On March 01 2013 16:12 jrkirby wrote: I would guess that your body goes into a sort of unsustainable sleep deprivation mode where it doesn't ask for as much sleep. But at the same time, all of your cognitive and physical abilities suffer at an almost imperceptible (to you) rate. Also known as a Dunning Kruger effect if I recall correctly. Though the term is also applied to people thinking they are better while not on any drugs than they really are. I think there's an optimal amount of sleep to get. But also that on weekends I let my body catch up on rest. There have been summers where I've slept quite a lot and still felt tired during parts of the day. Which is depressing, because: Studies on the Dunning–Kruger effect tend to focus on American test subjects. A study on some East Asian subjects suggested that something like the opposite of the Dunning–Kruger effect may operate on self-assessment and motivation to improve. -Wikipedia So some people, and I would categorize myself, always think we're not good enough. So if we sleep a lot, it becomes a problem. | ||
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Typhoon1789
Australia292 Posts
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metbull
United States404 Posts
The key is to wake up at the end of a cycle and not in the middle. Google image search "sleep cycles" and you'll see a graphical representation of the cycles. I've been using this tool for the past 6 months and my sleep has never been better. http://www.sleepyti.me On average it takes a person 15 mins to fall asleep once they lay down. And the average sleep cycle is 90 minutes (again this varies person to person). The sleepyti.me tool calculates what time you need to get up if you go to bed "now" or what time you need to go to bed if you have a specific time you need to get up. The wake up times are all 1 hr & 30 minutes apart (i.e. 5:30am, 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:00am, etc.). They suggest getting 5 or 6 cycles every time you sleep (this is 7:30 or 9 hrs of sleep) to be well rested; but when pressed I can operated fully on 6 hours (4 cycles), though I often stick to the 5 or 6 cycles. As long as I don't wake up in the middle of a cycle I wake up and am up. That doesn't mean I'm ready to run a marathon first thing in the morning; but I'm not dragging ass the first 2 hours of my awake life either. There are apps out there for phones and super expensive monitors that can be bought; but I thought I would just try using the sleepyti.me tool and it has worked for me. | ||
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damahammer
Germany111 Posts
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quirinus
Croatia2489 Posts
On March 02 2013 04:55 damahammer wrote: the optimum time is 8,5 hours, not 9,5. Depends on the person and their age. Really old people need like 6 hours max. But for Pucca, you are right, that's pretty much about the best time. | ||
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