5 ms·

I never understood how people don't get sleep. Isn't it a net negative to be dragged through the mud? No matter how rough my day is I always make sure to get 8-

by EC1 11y ago

I never understood how people don't get sleep. Isn't it a net negative to be dragged through the mud? No matter how rough my day is I always make sure to get 8-9 hours of sleep. The world can wait for me you know? Yeah, sorry Boss, I went out drinking Sunday and I'm coming in at 1pm, too bad. High energy all day with less time, or low energy all day with more time? I think the latter is worse.

taylorwc 11y ago
This strategy becomes a lot less viable if you have children.
jon-wood 11y ago
I don't get people who will actively lose sleep to do work, but once you have kids your ability to control how much sleep you get leaves your hands somewhat. Its less brutal now he's older and better able to sleep through the night, but I've had weeks where I was working normal hours and getting 3-4 hours of broken sleep a night, somehow the body adapts to it. I wouldn't say I was doing my best work during that time, but I was definitely more productive than I'd expected to be.
deleted 11y ago
[deleted]
cik2e 11y ago
Some people have varying degrees of insomnia. Trust me, I always want to get a full night of sleep but I've learned that sometimes it's not even worth bothering until 2-3 am when my mind lets go. Also, anecdotally, I agree with the munchies conclusion.
Raphmedia 11y ago
I sleep 5 hours a night. Even with flexible working hours, I still come to work in the early morning. I work all day and then commute back home. I then do the chores and make supper. By the time I am done with all that stuff, it's already 8PM or 9PM. I then get together with some night owls friends for a few beers, read all night, watch a movie or a tv show, or spend the night awake talking with my signifiant other (who is also a night owl). If I have a really entertaining night, I might drop to 3 hours of sleep. I don't have an energy problem and am wide awake. That being said, I have been living that way for as long as I can remember. I take naps when I do get tired.
- matwood 11y ago
  Some people actually need less sleep. I think this has been studied. A couple years ago there were a bunch of articles about Kobe Bryant and how little sleep he needs while practicing polyphasic sleep patterns.
- EC1 11y ago
  That's crazy, I wish I could do that. Honestly anything below 8 and I'm dead tired. My day starts at 10am, I get home at 4pm, then piano until I sleep. Repeat every day until famous.
BurningFrog 11y ago
For a lot of people, sleep isn't just something you can turn on at will. I'd love to get 8 hours a night, and I definitely would make time for it. But I can't. Enjoy your good sleep health!
mikeash 11y ago
Maybe you should find out, instead of talking about how you don't have this problem and therefore don't understand it. What's next? "I don't understand how people don't have money"?
stordoff 11y ago
Easier said than done. I've had nights where I've been awake for 20 hours already, been feeling tired at about 10PM, taken a combination of prescribed medications that can cause drowsiness (tamazepam/tramadol/promethazine), and still laid awake until 6AM or so. I'd love to consistently get 6-8 hours sleep, but sometimes it just doesn't work for me.
bcheung 11y ago
Humans are not rational creatures. We all know what needs to be done to become rich and be healthy but there are still tons of poor and obese people. Knowledge is different from taking action.

by EC1 11y ago

taylorwc 11y ago

This strategy becomes a lot less viable if you have children.

jon-wood 11y ago

I don't get people who will actively lose sleep to do work, but once you have kids your ability to control how much sleep you get leaves your hands somewhat. Its less brutal now he's older and better able to sleep through the night, but I've had weeks where I was working normal hours and getting 3-4 hours of broken sleep a night, somehow the body adapts to it. I wouldn't say I was doing my best work during that time, but I was definitely more productive than I'd expected to be.

deleted 11y ago

[deleted]

cik2e 11y ago

Some people have varying degrees of insomnia. Trust me, I always want to get a full night of sleep but I've learned that sometimes it's not even worth bothering until 2-3 am when my mind lets go. Also, anecdotally, I agree with the munchies conclusion.

Raphmedia 11y ago

I sleep 5 hours a night. Even with flexible working hours, I still come to work in the early morning. I work all day and then commute back home. I then do the chores and make supper. By the time I am done with all that stuff, it's already 8PM or 9PM. I then get together with some night owls friends for a few beers, read all night, watch a movie or a tv show, or spend the night awake talking with my signifiant other (who is also a night owl). If I have a really entertaining night, I might drop to 3 hours of sleep. I don't have an energy problem and am wide awake. That being said, I have been living that way for as long as I can remember. I take naps when I do get tired.

matwood 11y ago
Some people actually need less sleep. I think this has been studied. A couple years ago there were a bunch of articles about Kobe Bryant and how little sleep he needs while practicing polyphasic sleep patterns.
EC1 11y ago
That's crazy, I wish I could do that. Honestly anything below 8 and I'm dead tired. My day starts at 10am, I get home at 4pm, then piano until I sleep. Repeat every day until famous.

BurningFrog 11y ago

For a lot of people, sleep isn't just something you can turn on at will. I'd love to get 8 hours a night, and I definitely would make time for it. But I can't. Enjoy your good sleep health!

mikeash 11y ago

Maybe you should find out, instead of talking about how you don't have this problem and therefore don't understand it. What's next? "I don't understand how people don't have money"?

stordoff 11y ago

Easier said than done. I've had nights where I've been awake for 20 hours already, been feeling tired at about 10PM, taken a combination of prescribed medications that can cause drowsiness (tamazepam/tramadol/promethazine), and still laid awake until 6AM or so. I'd love to consistently get 6-8 hours sleep, but sometimes it just doesn't work for me.

bcheung 11y ago

Humans are not rational creatures. We all know what needs to be done to become rich and be healthy but there are still tons of poor and obese people. Knowledge is different from taking action.