Silliness How many hours of sleep? - Page 2

justlizz · 01-20-2009, 04:38 PM

Females over 45-50 get them night flushes
lizz

vivaldirules · 01-20-2009, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by acidzebra

Stupid mammal physiology. 1/3 of my day gone for flushing some buffers, memory rearrangement and doing some other stuff that could run perfectly well as a daemon job in the background.

You got that right! Where's the medical solution for replacing 8 hours of sleep with 1 hour plus some sort of simple treatment? What century is this???

Wetdogeared · 01-20-2009, 05:00 PM

I usually go to bed at 7:00 PM or earlier (TV has been hsit lately), read for an hour or two 'till tired and fall asleep. Then, WIDE awake at midnight. I lay and stare and wander and wonder about everything and nothing, having to wait until 3:00 AM for the early east coast news (four hours ahead of me) to come on satellite TV. I restrain myself to not make coffee untill 5:00 AM.

I may have a 20 minute nap after lunch.

You can do the math.

<--not me....me-->

You get used to it, trying to find things to fill the time is the hardest because I am eaily bored.

zelda_pinwheel · 01-20-2009, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by acidzebra

7-8 - which box do I tick? That is, 7-8 on a regular schedule, or 6-6-6-6-6-14-8, or 4-5-bloodymurder-6-7-12-12. Left to my own devices and unstressed I sleep for nearly 8 hours.

heh. my sleep schedule often looks like that too but i try to keep it more regular.

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Stupid mammal physiology. 1/3 of my day gone for flushing some buffers, memory rearrangement and doing some other stuff that could run perfectly well as a daemon job in the background.

oh sheesh, tell me about it.

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

You got that right! Where's the medical solution for replacing 8 hours of sleep with 1 hour plus some sort of simple treatment? What century is this???

seriously.

(of course, once i actually manage to get into bed, i do actually enjoy sleep. usually. then of course i have a hard time getting out of bed, in the morning.)

acidzebra · 01-20-2009, 05:13 PM

Yes, we all agree beds are nice but they can be put to much better use. Then again, so can almost every surface. But beds are soft.

zelda_pinwheel · 01-20-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by acidzebra

Yes, we all agree beds are nice but they can be put to much better use. Then again, so can almost every surface. But beds are soft.

too true.

Patricia · 01-20-2009, 05:32 PM

Sleeping is a waste of time.
Staying awake is a waste of energy.
This is a dilemma.

I find that I get interested in something and keep doing it until I feel tired. And I don't tire easily. So my sleep pattern is incredibly irregular. It can be between four and six hours (at any time of the day or night) for a few days. Then I sleep round the clock, and repeat the process.

lilac_jive · 01-20-2009, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Sleeping is a waste of time.
Staying awake is a waste of energy.
This is a dilemma.

You just summed it up perfectly!

Alexander Turcic · 01-21-2009, 03:06 AM

The worst lack of sleep I've ever had was during a finals week at college. With five days of studying I think in total I didn't sleep more than for 2 nights. The result was that I felt disoriented at the end, and that on the last final day, I almost overslept an exam (though I did oversleep the time I had planned to study for it).

Sweetpea · 01-21-2009, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by justlizz

I only manage 4-5 hours but if I find a good book it is less but if you asked how long you stay in bed it would be double what I sleep or longer if I can get away with it
lizz

I remember the days, reading under the blanket, with a flash light... Just wanting to finish that one chapter, meanwhile finishing the whole book. Then unable to sleep as I was digesting it all. And getting up at 7 to go to school again, after 3 or 4 hours of sleep...

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i think you mean genetic, and i completely agree with you : my father is a zombie in the morning (if you manage to drag him out of bed at all) but he stays up until all hours of the night. and his mother is like that too although not quite as extreme. ironically i've heard that you need less sleep as you get older, this does not seem to be my case (so far, anyway).

Actually, I could keep awake much longer when I was younger. During my student days, I'd keep up all night (so, I love to play computer games and Civilization is highly addictive!) only to find out I stayed awake the whole night because the birds started to sing again

Right now, I usually go to bed at 21:30, read for an hour (or until I notice my PDA keeps turning off because I'm not reading fast enough) and get up at 06:00.

But, holiday is coming up, and I'll probably be in bed by 20:00 and awake by 7:00 then. That Swiss air always make me sleep so very well.

ravenne · 01-21-2009, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

But, holiday is coming up, and I'll probably be in bed by 20:00 and awake by 7:00 then. That Swiss air always make me sleep so very well.

Ah, the Swiss air, *sigh*. I envy you

Unfortunately I have to wait until the Easter holidays (March / April).

I need 7 hours sleep after a day in front of my desktop. On other days 6 hours are enough.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 01-21-2009, 07:36 AM

I hate going to sleep - partly because of the things I could otherwise be doing, partly because I've been having problems getting to sleep easily for a while; but when I eventually do, I then hate getting up.

This leads to an utterly ridiculous schedule of not going to bed til 1-2 am Sun-Thur, 2-3am Fri & Sat (and obviously getting to sleep a bit after that...), and getting up 7-7:30 Mon-Fri, and whenever I feel on weekends.

Fledchen · 01-21-2009, 08:28 PM

I have to get up for work at 3:30 a.m., and be at work at 5:00 a.m.
This means I have the rather embarassing bedtime of 8:00, although I sometimes go to bed earlier, and I sleep longer on weekends, so it averages to 8-9 hours per night.

UncleDuke · 01-21-2009, 10:56 PM

5 with doughnuts and coffee, 12 without

nelliesorvig · 01-22-2009, 02:49 PM

I am so variable in sleep timings. Sometimes its 3 hours while some days can make me stick to the bed for 12 hours.

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01-20-2009, 04:38 PM	#16
justlizz Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK Device: sony prs 505	Females over 45-50 get them night flushes lizz

01-20-2009, 05:00 PM	#18
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,780 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Polar Vortex Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	I usually go to bed at 7:00 PM or earlier (TV has been hsit lately), read for an hour or two 'till tired and fall asleep. Then, WIDE awake at midnight. I lay and stare and wander and wonder about everything and nothing, having to wait until 3:00 AM for the early east coast news (four hours ahead of me) to come on satellite TV. I restrain myself to not make coffee untill 5:00 AM. I may have a 20 minute nap after lunch. You can do the math. <--not me....me--> You get used to it, trying to find things to fill the time is the hardest because I am eaily bored.

01-20-2009, 05:13 PM	#20
acidzebra Liseuse Lover Posts: 869 Karma: 1035404 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Device: PRS-505	Yes, we all agree beds are nice but they can be put to much better use. Then again, so can almost every surface. But beds are soft.

01-20-2009, 05:32 PM	#22
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Sleeping is a waste of time. Staying awake is a waste of energy. This is a dilemma. I find that I get interested in something and keep doing it until I feel tired. And I don't tire easily. So my sleep pattern is incredibly irregular. It can be between four and six hours (at any time of the day or night) for a few days. Then I sleep round the clock, and repeat the process.

01-21-2009, 03:06 AM	#24
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	The worst lack of sleep I've ever had was during a finals week at college. With five days of studying I think in total I didn't sleep more than for 2 nights. The result was that I felt disoriented at the end, and that on the last final day, I almost overslept an exam (though I did oversleep the time I had planned to study for it).

01-21-2009, 07:36 AM	#27
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	I hate going to sleep - partly because of the things I could otherwise be doing, partly because I've been having problems getting to sleep easily for a while; but when I eventually do, I then hate getting up. This leads to an utterly ridiculous schedule of not going to bed til 1-2 am Sun-Thur, 2-3am Fri & Sat (and obviously getting to sleep a bit after that...), and getting up 7-7:30 Mon-Fri, and whenever I feel on weekends.

01-21-2009, 08:28 PM	#28
Fledchen Guru Posts: 663 Karma: 84658 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA Device: PB360+, Sony950, VR Stream, iPod Touch, iPad	I have to get up for work at 3:30 a.m., and be at work at 5:00 a.m. This means I have the rather embarassing bedtime of 8:00, although I sometimes go to bed earlier, and I sleep longer on weekends, so it averages to 8-9 hours per night.

01-21-2009, 10:56 PM	#29
UncleDuke books & doughnuts Posts: 882 Karma: 37857 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: usa Device: sony reader, kindle2	5 with doughnuts and coffee, 12 without

01-22-2009, 02:49 PM	#30
nelliesorvig Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Handheld	I am so variable in sleep timings. Sometimes its 3 hours while some days can make me stick to the bed for 12 hours.

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