Anonymous
Post 03/20/2026 15:52     Subject: How much sleep do you (personally) need?
It depends on when I wake up in the sleep cycle. Waking and remembering a dream usually means I got quality sleep. I’d say 7 ish hours as an average “good” number.

The secret to sleeping better is to not focus on sleeping better IME.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2026 15:50     Subject: How much sleep do you (personally) need?
9. I wish it were less.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2026 15:49     Subject: How much sleep do you (personally) need?
Anonymous wrote:8 1/2 hours.

Under 7 and I’m in trouble.


How do you manage to get that much every night?
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 22:38     Subject: How much sleep do you (personally) need?
7-8 hours. I slept a glorious 9 last night.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 22:08     Subject: How much sleep do you (personally) need?
7.5. Less than 7 is a struggle. More than 8 and I'm groggy all day.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 21:59     Subject: How much sleep do you (personally) need?
My entire life I needed 9-10 hours and could easily sleep 12-14 hours. It was awful. I slept half my life away. Since menopause I am much more normal now and am very happy with 8-9 hours.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 21:57     Subject: Re:How much sleep do you (personally) need?
Anonymous wrote:8 is perfect. Anything more than 9, I feel even more tired (anyone else feel this way)?


Yes! There is a saying in my country along the lines of “too much sleep brings more sleep.”
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 21:30     Subject: How much sleep do you (personally) need?
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.

This bit of history is true.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 21:29     Subject: How much sleep do you (personally) need?
65

About 5.5 and that has always been my sleep time number. I can function on less, too. I am still shooting for 7, but it's not going to happen. Also, I am a night owl, absolutely cannot change.
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 10:55     Subject: How much sleep do you (personally) need?
8 1/2 hours.

Under 7 and I’m in trouble.
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 10:54     Subject: Re:How much sleep do you (personally) need?
7
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 12:34     Subject: How much sleep do you (personally) need?
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
Post 03/10/2026 11:41     Subject: How much sleep do you (personally) need?
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
Post 03/07/2026 21:28     Subject: How much sleep do you (personally) need?
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
Post 03/07/2026 18:10     Subject: Re:How much sleep do you (personally) need?
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.