Sleep Frequency

Nanobyte · 10-15-2002, 04:24 PM

Statistics show that people sleep 1/3 of their time on Earth, but how, I wonder, do we we spend 20+ years sleeping? Also, around 4 years ago the recommended amount of sleep for the average American adult was 9 hours. Now it has reduced to 7. With so much going on in our lives, why do we even sleep?

Elif Godson · 10-15-2002, 04:39 PM

You actually think that I could answer these questions on the amount of sleep I get ?? [img]smile.gif[/img] Ha I am a Daddy to two young beautiful girl's I dont have time to think about sleep let alone do it, except when I am at work

Neb · 10-15-2002, 04:52 PM

Sleep bad! Must not sleep, must not sleep.....

Personally I find that I can make do with 5 hours of sleep per day without too much loss of mental efficiency if I don't mind spending the first couple of hours after waking up in a zombified state.

Timber Loftis · 10-15-2002, 04:55 PM

I sleep much les than my wife - which is why I love BG games so much.

I really run on about 5 hours through the work week.

I saw a special TV program a couple of years back. Subjects were deprived of all time-related info. They could only watch videos, they lived in a bunker, etc. No sun - no timeclocks - no TV to indicate time passing. On average, and I found this very hard to believe, the subjects fell into a sleep pattern that averaged 2-3 hours per 24-hour period.

Interesting, no? For folks like me - who see every minute sleeping as one less spent living - this is inspirational.

WillowIX · 10-15-2002, 06:41 PM

The older you get the less sleep you need. I don´t need that much sleep 5-6 hours/night so by definition I´m old then [img]graemlins/crying.gif[/img] . I thought 7-8 hours was the recommended time to sleep. That at least matches the REM patterns...

[ 10-15-2002, 06:42 PM: Message edited by: WillowIX ]

Downunda · 10-15-2002, 06:50 PM

Here's wishing I could get away with 3 hours sleep a night, 'specially over the weekends

We've just had daylight savings and it has fully screwed up my sleep patterns, doesn't usually but before it came into effect I was doing fine on 6 hours sleep. Since we put our clocks forward an hour though mI've been feeling like crap on anything less than 8??? Someone care to explain or am I just a freak?

Blind_Prophet · 10-15-2002, 08:37 PM

Being the lazy unmotivated teen that i'm i sleep a bunch during the week like 35 hours plus. But when it comes to weekends man i'm lucky to sleep 5 hours the whole weekend.

Nanobyte · 10-15-2002, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Blind_Prophet:
Being the lazy unmotivated teen that i'm i sleep a bunch during the week like 35 hours plus. But when it comes to weekends man i'm lucky to sleep 5 hours the whole weekend.

I'd expect the total opposite if that is the case. Or, for me it is.

10-15-2002, 04:39 PM	#2
Elif Godson Dracolich Join Date: August 28, 2001 Location: Hurricane Valley Age: 51 Posts: 3,089	You actually think that I could answer these questions on the amount of sleep I get ?? [img]smile.gif[/img] Ha I am a Daddy to two young beautiful girl's I dont have time to think about sleep let alone do it, except when I am at work __________________ Children get Arthritis too! http://awtampa.kintera.org/jaaware

10-15-2002, 04:55 PM	#4
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	I sleep much les than my wife - which is why I love BG games so much. I really run on about 5 hours through the work week. I saw a special TV program a couple of years back. Subjects were deprived of all time-related info. They could only watch videos, they lived in a bunker, etc. No sun - no timeclocks - no TV to indicate time passing. On average, and I found this very hard to believe, the subjects fell into a sleep pattern that averaged 2-3 hours per 24-hour period. Interesting, no? For folks like me - who see every minute sleeping as one less spent living - this is inspirational. __________________

10-15-2002, 06:41 PM	#5
WillowIX Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2001 Location: By a big blue lake, Canada Age: 50 Posts: 4,628	The older you get the less sleep you need. I don´t need that much sleep 5-6 hours/night so by definition I´m old then [img]graemlins/crying.gif[/img] . I thought 7-8 hours was the recommended time to sleep. That at least matches the REM patterns... [ 10-15-2002, 06:42 PM: Message edited by: WillowIX ] __________________ Confuzzled by nature.

10-15-2002, 06:50 PM	#6
Downunda Set - Egyptian God of Chaos Join Date: January 7, 2002 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Age: 45 Posts: 2,975	Here's wishing I could get away with 3 hours sleep a night, 'specially over the weekends We've just had daylight savings and it has fully screwed up my sleep patterns, doesn't usually but before it came into effect I was doing fine on 6 hours sleep. Since we put our clocks forward an hour though mI've been feeling like crap on anything less than 8??? Someone care to explain or am I just a freak? __________________ \"Doing stuff is overrated, like Hitler, he did lots of stuff, but doesn\'t everybody wish he\'d just stayed at home and smoked pot?!?\"

10-15-2002, 08:37 PM	#7
Blind_Prophet Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Yokosuka Japan Age: 38 Posts: 1,168	Being the lazy unmotivated teen that i'm i sleep a bunch during the week like 35 hours plus. But when it comes to weekends man i'm lucky to sleep 5 hours the whole weekend. __________________ The height of narcissism

10-15-2002, 04:24 PM	#1
Nanobyte Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: NC Age: 38 Posts: 2,890	Statistics show that people sleep 1/3 of their time on Earth, but how, I wonder, do we we spend 20+ years sleeping? Also, around 4 years ago the recommended amount of sleep for the average American adult was 9 hours. Now it has reduced to 7. With so much going on in our lives, why do we even sleep?

10-15-2002, 04:52 PM	#3
Neb Account deleted by Request Join Date: May 17, 2001 Location: . Age: 38 Posts: 8,802	Sleep bad! Must not sleep, must not sleep..... Personally I find that I can make do with 5 hours of sleep per day without too much loss of mental efficiency if I don't mind spending the first couple of hours after waking up in a zombified state.

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