"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

[lilac-breeze.livejournal.com]

My answers are kinda messed up right now because I'm still unemployed and as such I've been sleeping waaaaay too much. That will change when (if?) I finally get a job. I can function on about five or six hours of sleep if I have to, but it doesn't make me very happy, and I can only do it for a few days in a row before I turn cranky and start hurting people.

Yes, sleep deprivation is one of the only ways I'll turn violent and angry, as my family and close friends know. I'm scary when I haven't slept.

[jazzfish]

I was kinda wondering. :) I /do/ recommend going ahead and setting up a more normal sleep schedule. You'll be less tired and groggy. Eventually.

Huh. Sleep-dep just causes me to get even more withdrawn and cautious about not inconveniencing people. Okay, until they do something to make me mad, and then I snap at them a lot.