How Long Or Often Do You Sleep?

[eDave]

I don't sleep much. 3-4 hours per day. And that's usually crashing on the couch. I'll climb into my big ass bed and crash HARD about once a week. Usually Thursday. Nap whenever but then I'll be up for over 24h after that in an attempt to get back to my "sleep schedule". This is not healthy.

It's not insomnia but it's surely a mental thing. Tonight I had dinner with my Lady, had a few drinks, and was pretty tired. But then Back To School came on and I'd rather watch that. (Flunk me? Flunk him! ) And Gattaca is coming on next.

I just don't like going to sleep.

[KCUnited]

Restoring your body and prolonging your health is about the most productive thing you can do for yourself. Of course I’m extremely efficient while awake and not butt ****ing moron’ing throughout my day.

[stevieray]

I take power naps on the weekends.

[Hammock Parties]

6-7 hours usually, 9 or 10 if I feel like sleeping in.

[scho63]

Originally Posted by eDave

No. Just prefer to be awake rather than sleeping. I'll put it off till I drop.

I'm a "night person". Thursday dorks me as I have a 5:00 am and I rarely am asleep before 2 or 3am. So on that day, I just stay up. I hate my Thursdays. Really, really hate them.

And I never miss a known airing of Gattaca.

Maybe you should try napping instead- do short sleeps of an hour here and an hour there.

Einstein did it that way.

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Who says naps are for infants and kindergartners? Studies show that mid-day naps can improve your mood and boost productivity.

If you’re one of the many who wish they could step away from the desk and slip under the sheets, you’re in good company. Some of history’s greatest minds have shared your sentiment and used naps as a way to help them get their jobs done. Here’s a list of our favorite 8 famous nappers:

1. Margaret Thatcher
Often referred to as “The Iron Lady,” the renowned British prime minister was known for working 20-hour days serving her country. To ensure she was running on all cylinders, Thatcher would take short snooze breaks during the day to make up for her less than restful nights.

2. Thomas Edison
Similar to Thatcher, Edison slept only three to four hours a night. Publicly, he went as far as to imply sleeping any more than that as a sign of laziness. But, the famous inventor was less vocal about about the fact that he often napped for two to three hours at a time during the day. Kind of ironic for the guy who invented the light bulb and forever altered our circadian rhythm.

3. Salvador Dali
Perhaps the most innovative of our famous nappers, quirky artist Salvador Dali took afternoon naps that were designed to last no longer than a single second. To perfect his “micro nap,” Dali would sit in a chair with a hefty metal key pressed between his thumb and forefinger. The moment he fell asleep, the key would fall from his fingers and awaken him. Dali believed the short nap “revivified” both his mind and body.

4. John F. Kennedy
The beloved President of the United States was known for taking his lunch in bed before settling down for a mid-day nap, which typically lasted between one to two hours. It is also said that his wife, Jackie Kennedy, would join him for the nap every day, often clearing her schedule or leaving engagements early to accommodate.

5.Eleanor Roosevelt
Speaking of first ladies, Eleanor Roosevelt was a famous napper in her own right. She would often take short naps prior to public speaking engagements to boost her energy and reinvigorate her mind.

6.Winston Churchill
After an early afternoon game of cards with his wife, Clementine, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill would climb into bed for 2-hour-long naps every day. Many say that Churchill chose to work third shift, starting his most important work around 11 p.m. and continuing well into the night and early morning. Churchill even kept a bed in the Houses of Parliament to make sure he never missed his daily nap.

7. Leonard da Vinci
Like many of our other famous nappers, da Vinci had a very irregular sleeping pattern — taking naps throughout the day and sleeping less hours at night. The Renaissance man would take 15-minute naps every four hours.

8. Albert Einstein
What if you could think like Einstein? Your IQ may not be off the charts, but when it comes to naps, you too can be a genius. Similar to Dali, Einstein believed in the power of the micro nap. He would sit in his chair and hold a pencil or a spoon as he dozed off. Unlike most daytime nappers, though, Einstein got plenty of rest at night as well, regularly sleeping for at least 10 hours.

[EPodolak]

Been shopping for a good mattress the past few weeks. My age and injuries have made it necessary to get a top-notch sleep set-up, an adjustable frame and all that.

Looking forward to getting more rest and not waking up through the night, they say it's life-changer.

[kcxiv]

3 to 6 hours, usuallyy abut 4-5 though. Once in a while ill get 7 in, but thats Super rare. no more then that unless im laid out with the flu. I've tried the working out thing. i have tried almost everything outside of sleeping pills (will not do). It's just the way i am.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by EPodolak

Been shopping for a good mattress the past few weeks. My age and injuries have made it necessary to get a top-notch sleep set-up, an adjustable frame and all that.

Looking forward to getting more rest and not waking up through the night, they say it's life-changer.

A good mattress makes a world of difference. We had a middle of the road Serta mattress and I woke up with a sore back nearly every morning. Switched to a Tempur-Pedic and that went away completely.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by eDave

I don't sleep much. 3-4 hours per day. And that's usually crashing on the couch. I'll climb into my big ass bed and crash HARD about once a week. Usually Thursday. Nap whenever but then I'll be up for over 24h after that in an attempt to get back to my "sleep schedule". This is not healthy.

It's not insomnia but it's surely a mental thing. Tonight I had dinner with my Lady, had a few drinks, and was pretty tired. But then Back To School came on and I'd rather watch that. (Flunk me? Flunk him! ) And Gattaca is coming on next.

I just don't like going to sleep.

That's not healthy man. I read a study, sorry I don't have the link right now that people who get less than 6 hrs of sleep on avg have a 15 year diff life expectancy.

Personally I have a really erratic sleeping pattern, which probably isn't any better. 2 or 3 nights a week I sleep about 3 hrs a night, and 2 or 3 I get about 9+ hrs of sleep. Other nights about 6-7.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by BWillie

That's not healthy man. I read a study, sorry I don't have the link right now that people who get less than 6 hrs of sleep on avg have a 15 year diff life expectancy.

Personally I have a really erratic sleeping pattern, which probably isn't any better. 2 or 3 nights a week I sleep about 3 hrs a night, and 2 or 3 I get about 9+ hrs of sleep. Other nights about 6-7.

There is not much you can do when you wake up after a few hours and cant go back to sleep. Peoplewith insomnia would love to sleep more then that, but it just doesnt work that way.

I'd love to get a solid 8 in everyday! .

[Mosbonian]

Sun-Thur I usually go to bed at 9 PM and get up at 5 AM without fail and I get up well rested.

On weekends I stay up till 11:30 to Midnight and wake up around 8 AM.

I used to sleep only 5 or 6 hours a night and I could tell how it was wearing on my body.

Have to take care of myself now so I get good rest. I usually wake up once during the night to take a leak and then fall right back to sleep without fail.

[Eleazar]

About 5-6 hours usually.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by eDave

Just prefer to be awake rather than sleeping. I'll put it off till I drop.

So hypothetically speaking if the human body did not require sleep at all and you could pull it off you would always be awake then? If this is true what is it that you think you might miss out on or don't trust that might happen if you fall asleep ?

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by Frazod

A good mattress makes a world of difference. We had a middle of the road Serta mattress and I woke up with a sore back nearly every morning. Switched to a Tempur-Pedic and that went away completely.

Yeah I learned the hard way that you never go cheap on a mattress. It's worth the extra money for quality results.

[cooper barrett]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

7-9 hours, depending on when I decide to roll over. My sleep got a lot more once I went on this at-home dialysis. I have to be hooked up for 10 hours, so I usually head to the bedroom between 7 and 8. Once I'm there, it's reading or watching TV or playing here on CP until I decide to go to sleep.

For those struggling to fall asleep, one trick I learned was to starting counting backwards by 3s from 300. 300, 297, 294, 291, etc. I don't usually remember anything past 250.

Sucks to have to be hooked up to a machine, are you stuck with it for life or is a transplant an option?

I used to joke about skills you need to practice when you're drunk one of them was reciting the alphabet backwards. I had some lady thank me one night out of the blue because when her husband would come home drunk she would tell him, it would be a great time to practice the alphabet backwards, He was a sleep somewhere in the r's. I always wondered if she sent him out to the street to walk the the center line eyes closed and arms out.

[eDave]

Originally Posted by Chiefshrink

So hypothetically speaking if the human body did not require sleep at all and you could pull it off you would always be awake then? If this is true what is it that you think you might miss out on or don't trust that might happen if you fall asleep ?

Oh yea. Don't really know the answer to your hypothetical. I think it's obvious from my post and responses that I'd stay up.

But you are absolutely right, I end of going to sleep because I eventually get bored. Or work is coming soon.