How much sleep do you get/need?
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21TonyK said:
I'm getting around 7-8 hours most nights which seems like quite a lot compared to only a few years ago (53 now!). I feel like I need it most nights whether I have been working or not.
54 now and same as you , need 7 to 8 hours a night or I feel like s
te. Not so long ago would have managed on 4 or 5 a night no problem. During the summer months not enough seeing as I'm up and about posting this while prepping a soup even though it was midnight I went to bed.
It's a toss-up between having the windows closed and the room feeling hot and humid. Or having them open, feeling a gentle breeze, room nice and cool but every morning being woken up between 4-5am with what sounds like 300 seagulls having an orgy on roof!
Can get by on 5hrs maybe with 2 AM coffees. Feel much better in myself, especially later in the week if I can hit 7 hours though.
It's a toss-up between having the windows closed and the room feeling hot and humid. Or having them open, feeling a gentle breeze, room nice and cool but every morning being woken up between 4-5am with what sounds like 300 seagulls having an orgy on roof!
Can get by on 5hrs maybe with 2 AM coffees. Feel much better in myself, especially later in the week if I can hit 7 hours though.
Not getting enough. Usually in bed between 10:30 and 11pm, usually manage to fall asleep within half an hour, but keep waking up at 3-4am for no apparent reason and really struggle to get off again.
4-5 hours just seems like it shouldn't be enough but I seem to be okay really, but I'd love to be able to sleep in longer.
If I don't get off to sleep with 30-45 minutes often the night is pretty terrible and I'll have to move to the sofa after 1-2 hours trying in bed. Weirdly once on the sofa I'll usually be off within 10 minutes but the sleep quality isn't as good.
4-5 hours just seems like it shouldn't be enough but I seem to be okay really, but I'd love to be able to sleep in longer.
If I don't get off to sleep with 30-45 minutes often the night is pretty terrible and I'll have to move to the sofa after 1-2 hours trying in bed. Weirdly once on the sofa I'll usually be off within 10 minutes but the sleep quality isn't as good.
11-5.30 is typical for me.
Would love to sleep a bit later if I could, but when I’m awake that’s me done.
Jealous of you guys getting 8 hours plus. It’s good for your health and well-being.
Falling asleep on the sofa even for 5 minutes means I’ll have a really bad night when I eventually get to bed. I would defiantly avoid dozing in front of the TV.
Would love to sleep a bit later if I could, but when I’m awake that’s me done.
Jealous of you guys getting 8 hours plus. It’s good for your health and well-being.
Falling asleep on the sofa even for 5 minutes means I’ll have a really bad night when I eventually get to bed. I would defiantly avoid dozing in front of the TV.
I usually go to sleep around 12:00 and wake up at around 07:30. I need around 7 hrs sleep and I'm all good, if I have to get up early I go to bed earlier to keep the routine in check. Although the older I get, the more I have to wake up in the night for a wee. I try to walk to the bathroom with my eyes closed as I have a real problem with trying to get back to sleep when it's light outside.
53. Often feels like not enough.
Fall asleep quite quickly to audio book about 11-11.30pm. Same series on loop. Listen but don't concentrate too much. We both listen to it.
Often wake at 4am or 5am (sometime bladder calling) and struggle to go back to sleep.
No idea if something external waking me.
Alarm set for 7am. Quite rare I am in bed that long.
Sometimes have a 20 min lunchtime nap in my car. More recently 20 min meditation youtube.
Sometimes stay in the office or might make the effort to go for a walk.
Often very tired when I get home at around 6pm.
Food perks me up a bit.
Mrs Imck has ordered me a fitbit. Will be interesting to see what that shows.
Has just made me realise that I don't often suffer tiredness at the weekend.
Fall asleep quite quickly to audio book about 11-11.30pm. Same series on loop. Listen but don't concentrate too much. We both listen to it.
Often wake at 4am or 5am (sometime bladder calling) and struggle to go back to sleep.
No idea if something external waking me.
Alarm set for 7am. Quite rare I am in bed that long.
Sometimes have a 20 min lunchtime nap in my car. More recently 20 min meditation youtube.
Sometimes stay in the office or might make the effort to go for a walk.
Often very tired when I get home at around 6pm.
Food perks me up a bit.
Mrs Imck has ordered me a fitbit. Will be interesting to see what that shows.
Has just made me realise that I don't often suffer tiredness at the weekend.
4-5 hours most nights. However, not been getting enough the last few nights as I’ve had to give up my bed as we have six guests and my son is in with us for a few more nights, that leaves me with the sofa, which doesn’t work with our three dogs pestering me, or trying to squeeze into our bed along with my wife and son, which equally doesn’t work well.
Averaged 3.5 hours a night for the last 3 nights, which isn’t great.
Averaged 3.5 hours a night for the last 3 nights, which isn’t great.
There’s a really good episode of the Joe Rogan Experience with Matthew Walker, author of Why We Sleep (a great book too). It’s a proper eye opener.
I’ve actively monitored my sleep for a few years, not just how long (8hrs 35m a night average over the past year), but more importantly how long in each stage and the patterns, which determines the really quality.
I’d urge you to check out Matthew’s stuff though, it’s properly fascinating.
I’ve actively monitored my sleep for a few years, not just how long (8hrs 35m a night average over the past year), but more importantly how long in each stage and the patterns, which determines the really quality.
I’d urge you to check out Matthew’s stuff though, it’s properly fascinating.
8-9 hours a night for me. Usually in bed at 1130 and get up between 8.00-9.00. Apparently within 10mins of my head hitting the pillow I'm asleep!
When I was working I'd be in bed around midnight and up at 6am with regulear broken sleep or late to drift off depending on what work issues I was working through in my head.
Oddly enough I feel no different with the longer sleep pattern.
When I was working I'd be in bed around midnight and up at 6am with regulear broken sleep or late to drift off depending on what work issues I was working through in my head.
Oddly enough I feel no different with the longer sleep pattern.
57 here… usually go to bed at 12.30 and generally out like a light. Mrs Abz gets up for work at 6.15 Monday to Wednesday, so that’s me awake as well. Trouble is I now wake up before 7 every other day too… Don’t get tired in the day but sometimes rest my eyes for 10 mins mid evening if nothing exciting is happening.
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