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Ask HN: How many hours do you sleep?
- jonkiddy 8y ago7.5
- startupflix 8y agoWow!
- hluska 8y agoI have a two year old, so at night, I sleep between 0 and 8 hours. On days where I've slept 0, I usually take an afternoon nap with her so I pick up an extra hour or two of sleep during the day. Since April 5, I have averaged just under five hours of sleep in a 24 hour period. Last year, I had a bout with extremely high blood pressure that lead to me spending some time in the hospital and getting an angiogram. I'm pissed because I knew that high blood pressure was a huge problem for me, yet I let myself get out of shape. So, I built an app to record things like sleep, nutrition and exercise and see what gets me closer to my goal. Currently, my goal is low blood pressure but I'm about to switch over to a long distance running goal. I mention this to tell you how I know my average sleep, but also because thus far, I've found two strong correlations to my blood pressure and athletic performance. Good sleep and lots of water have a dramatic impact upon both of those measures. And, unlike other things, their impact is immediate. Heck, I can exercise for 90 minutes a day for two weeks and barely move the needle. But, if I get nine hours of sleep, my blood pressure will be on the low side of normal!!
- startupflix 8y agoI can understand and I can relate I am just sleeping for less than five hours only. I am not sure if this could let to any harm.
- hluska 8y agoI'll be thinking of you and wishing you the best!
- billconan 8y agoaround 6 hours
- startupflix 8y agoLucky you
- bsvalley 8y agoMy body has 2 patterns: 6 hours - feeling awesome on the morning but quickly fade around 2-3pm 8 hours - feeling slow all day but I can last longer
- startupflix 8y agoThe second one is better.
- KillerRabbitt 8y agoWhy do you say that?
- alsobrsp 8y ago6ish, my target is 7
- startupflix 8y ago:D Awesome!
- dominotw 8y ago7 - 9 hrs
- segmondy 8y ago4-8, 6 on average.