Is 6 hours of sleep enough? even if it’s 10:30p - 2:30a, 4:00a-6:00a? asking for me - ThreadSky

cavandy.bsky.social • 93 days ago

Is 6 hours of sleep enough?

even if it’s 10:30p - 2:30a, 4:00a-6:00a?

asking for me

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retailguru.bsky.social•93 days ago

This is me too. Some days like today feel washed out. Most days seem to be fine.

tjholland.com•93 days ago

I seem to do this a few nights a week. I worry about long term health issues but as long as it is not two nights in a row I seem to be fine. Some nights it is 12 - 5 which hits me hard

paddingtonshort.bsky.social•93 days ago

Not like I have much choice!

deus01.bsky.social•93 days ago

Some might even say it's the perfect amount

africanadian.bsky.social•93 days ago

No.

Unless you got that weird genetic quirk of only needing 6 hours your whole adult life.

If you are a "normal" adult 6 is not enough.

cavandy.bsky.social•93 days ago

I have been like this most of my life but occasionally get more hours than this (and consecutively)

Looks like I’m running a deficit

permabulltom.bsky.social•93 days ago

I suspect more people sleep like this (or even weirder hours) than are willing to admit, in part because of how unconventional it is

cavandy.bsky.social•93 days ago

I'm not embarrassed it's just how I am! and it's not *every* night but enough that it's not unusual

nicopollari.bsky.social•93 days ago

No, lots of science will tell you that you need continuous hours of sleep, not broken up in parts. That sleep reminds me of newborn stage with the kids, murderous and made me feel like shit all the time

cactuscloud.bsky.social•93 days ago

For me my body makes it up the following nights. But i have had lower 5 hours or less.

jsbarlow.bsky.social•93 days ago

In the Middle Ages "It was common for people to go to bed around nine o'clock and sleep until eleven o'clock, followed by a waking period until around one o'clock. They would then return to sleep until sunrise"

cavandy.bsky.social•93 days ago

But was it enough? (I’m not convinced but I keep doing it)

jsbarlow.bsky.social•93 days ago

According to AI, no, it's not enough. 7-9 optimal

smtuffy.bsky.social•93 days ago

IIRC this was pretty common up until the electrical age

jsbarlow.bsky.social•93 days ago

Yes. I find it interesting.

brokeherman.bsky.social•93 days ago

this has worked wonders for me. I dont have trouble going to sleep, just staying asleep

buckquivas.bsky.social•93 days ago

cavandy.bsky.social•93 days ago

I mean it is, but I've kind of been like this a long time

buckquivas.bsky.social•93 days ago

No way that I wake up for a couple of hours and then go back to sleep.
What are you doing during that time? I would just be in a solid daze.

cavandy.bsky.social•93 days ago

well it's not *always* wake up and go back to sleep, sometimes it's awake at 4:30 and stay up

usually reading

buckquivas.bsky.social•93 days ago

Good for you... I usually get between 6-8 hours of sleep (depending on the day) and I'm still a zombie in the morning. And if it's multiple days of 6 hours (or less sometimes) in a row, then I need a lot of coffee.

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