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4-5 hours is adequate for many people. Myself being one of them. I don't take any uppers besides coffee and find 4-5 is ideal and 6-7 makes me groggy if I can

by spotman 11y ago

4-5 hours is adequate for many people. Myself being one of them. I don't take any uppers besides coffee and find 4-5 is ideal and 6-7 makes me groggy if I can even accomplish that. Usually after 5 hours of sleep I wake up with no alarm clock wide awake.

rubicon33 11y ago
Do you also run 8-12 miles every day at a sub 8 minute pace, run a fledgling technology company, and have a new born child? Well, even if you don't, you're still damn lucky to have that kind of energy.
- spotman 11y ago
  no, but I am a co-founder of a fitness startup, and try to get a lot of exercise! 8-12 miles is more than I do, and I do not have a kid.
  - rubicon33 11y ago
    I'm pretty intrigued by anyone who can honestly perform on 4-5 hours of sleep, night after night after night. To what do you attribute this ability? Have you always been a short-sleeper? Is it something you've worked toward? Is age a factor? Diet?
    - spotman 11y ago
      I'm not sure if ability is the right word but maybe? I know several people like this, my gut tells me it's not super uncommon. It was not always like this , but the older I get the less sleep I seem to need. In my 20s would feel groggy on 5 hours of sleep, but in my 30s ( current age ) I feel groggy if I get more than 5 hours sleep. I haven't been able to "sleep in" since I was probably 15 or 16. Some people probably call this being a morning person, to over simplify it heavily. Edit: if you do some light googling there is a substantial anoint of data on the internet that claims 8 hours of sleep is too much and 6 is closer to ideal for full grown adults. So getting 4-5 and a healthy dose of exercise does not seem in the realm of supernatural to me. Give it a shot! ( don't leave out the exercise either )
      - rubicon33 11y ago
        Well, I would describe your inability to sleep in, as definitely qualifying for being a morning person. On the other end of the spectrum, you have individuals like myself. From my teens into my early twenties, my ideal sleep cycle was 4am to 1:00pm. Probably still would be my ideal sleep cycle, if that fit into civilization. It's hilarious to think I could maybe survive on 5 hours. Go to sleep at 4, wake up at 9? Hah, ya right.

by spotman 11y ago

rubicon33 11y ago

Do you also run 8-12 miles every day at a sub 8 minute pace, run a fledgling technology company, and have a new born child? Well, even if you don't, you're still damn lucky to have that kind of energy.

spotman 11y ago
no, but I am a co-founder of a fitness startup, and try to get a lot of exercise! 8-12 miles is more than I do, and I do not have a kid.
- rubicon33 11y ago
  I'm pretty intrigued by anyone who can honestly perform on 4-5 hours of sleep, night after night after night. To what do you attribute this ability? Have you always been a short-sleeper? Is it something you've worked toward? Is age a factor? Diet?
  - spotman 11y ago
    I'm not sure if ability is the right word but maybe? I know several people like this, my gut tells me it's not super uncommon. It was not always like this , but the older I get the less sleep I seem to need. In my 20s would feel groggy on 5 hours of sleep, but in my 30s ( current age ) I feel groggy if I get more than 5 hours sleep. I haven't been able to "sleep in" since I was probably 15 or 16. Some people probably call this being a morning person, to over simplify it heavily. Edit: if you do some light googling there is a substantial anoint of data on the internet that claims 8 hours of sleep is too much and 6 is closer to ideal for full grown adults. So getting 4-5 and a healthy dose of exercise does not seem in the realm of supernatural to me. Give it a shot! ( don't leave out the exercise either )
    - rubicon33 11y ago
      Well, I would describe your inability to sleep in, as definitely qualifying for being a morning person. On the other end of the spectrum, you have individuals like myself. From my teens into my early twenties, my ideal sleep cycle was 4am to 1:00pm. Probably still would be my ideal sleep cycle, if that fit into civilization. It's hilarious to think I could maybe survive on 5 hours. Go to sleep at 4, wake up at 9? Hah, ya right.