"so much to do, there's plenty on the farm"

[jazzfish]

I've got a thirty-eight special up on the shelf
(I'll sleep when I'm dead)
If I start acting stupid I'll shoot myself
(And I'll sleep when I'm dead)
--WZ, "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"

After a conversation with uilos last night, it occurred to me to wonder: are my sleeping habits really that extraordinary? I've been running off of five to six hours of sleep a night (except for weekends). This is kinda weird for me; before I moved here I wouldn't have thought I'd be able to run on anything less than seven for any length of time.

Fortunately, I can ask the Internets what they think.

[Poll #789080]

Comments

[lizthefair.livejournal.com]

I used to get about 8 hours a night, 9 if I could get it and would still be pretty tired. I assumed I just needed a lot of sleep.

Now I'm getting between 6-7 and am actually less tired during the day.

It makes me wonder if there really is something to the idea that one can sleep too much....

[jazzfish]

I'd believe it. I'm told that waking up in the middle of a sleep cycle is Bad, and cycles vary between one and three hours. So if you find the sweet spot there . . .