How much sleep do you (personally) need?

[Anonymous]

Okay so maybe off topic a bit but for various reasons I won’t go into I’ve been sleeping for 5 hours at night, waking up and doing stuff for an hour, then going back to bed and sleeping another 2-3 hours. I feel fantastic but wondered if this is unhealthy so I did a bit of research. Segmented sleep is how humans did it for millennia—it’s the way we are wired! It wasn’t until the Industrial Revolution that people began to sleep in one big time lump.

[Anonymous]

8-10 hours.

[Anonymous]

6-7. Often get 6 and seem to be fine. I do wake up often at night. Once in a blue moon I sleep 8. Find my dog wakes me up wanting breakfast earlier than I might get up otherwise. Have not been able to stop her from doing this. Ignore her but she knows I am awake and she sits by my bed whining and jumping on and off the bed.

[Anonymous]

8-9 but I can manage with 7 a couple nights

[Anonymous]

About 7 to 7.5. Rarely do I need 8 unless exhausted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For me 6-7 for truly functioning, but 8 is the sweet spot.

Me too.
But in order to feel optimal it would all have to be uninterrupted slumber. 😴

[Anonymous]

8 is perfect. Anything more than 9, I feel even more tired (anyone else feel this way)?

[Anonymous]

7 to 8

[Anonymous]

6.5 to function, 8 to thrive

[Anonymous]

I usually sleep around 7 hours if I dont set an alarm. Maybe 8 or the weekend after a few days of bad sleep. On a typical weekday, I get 5 to 6.

[Anonymous]

I just checked my phone - I track my sleep. I average 7 hours during the week day and 7.5 hours during the weekend. I would love a solid 8 but it’s impossible with 3 kids and activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay so maybe off topic a bit but for various reasons I won’t go into I’ve been sleeping for 5 hours at night, waking up and doing stuff for an hour, then going back to bed and sleeping another 2-3 hours. I feel fantastic but wondered if this is unhealthy so I did a bit of research. Segmented sleep is how humans did it for millennia—it’s the way we are wired! It wasn’t until the Industrial Revolution that people began to sleep in one big time lump.

That is why a nap is really good for our health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay so maybe off topic a bit but for various reasons I won’t go into I’ve been sleeping for 5 hours at night, waking up and doing stuff for an hour, then going back to bed and sleeping another 2-3 hours. I feel fantastic but wondered if this is unhealthy so I did a bit of research. Segmented sleep is how humans did it for millennia—it’s the way we are wired! It wasn’t until the Industrial Revolution that people began to sleep in one big time lump.

That is why a nap is really good for our health.

Naps make me groggy and hard to fall asleep that night.

[Anonymous]

7 hours is good, but I wah and have a nap break daily (instead of a lunch break) I really miss it when I can't take it.

[Anonymous]

7