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Forum » How many hours of sleep do you need to be your best?

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Thread: How many hours of sleep do you need to be your best?

post 1684805913 06-17-2023, 07:33 PM
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How many hours of sleep do you need to be your best?

9 tbh

Wish it’s was less tho
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post 1684806233 06-17-2023, 07:39 PM
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I sleep 6 hours. That is it. That is all I have ever needed. I have always wanted to sleep more because I hear about 8 hours and chit but never needed it and my body just doesn't do it. I will be tired, sore, etc... sleep and even without an alarm I will be up in 6 hours, ready to go. Not sure if I am different or 8 hours is some bunk chit.

A solid 6 hours, even waking up to take a wiz and I am ready to go.
post 1684806323 06-17-2023, 07:41 PM
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Whatever the person below me says.
post 1684806343 06-17-2023, 07:41 PM
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7.5-9 hours
post 1684806783 06-17-2023, 07:52 PM
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7.5-8. On weekends I don't set an alarm and will get 8-8:30. Anything more and i feel unproductive.
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post 1684806933 06-17-2023, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted By mezner09⏩
7.5-8. On weekends I don't set an alarm and will get 8-8:30. Anything more and i feel unproductive.
why would an extra hour make you feel unproductive? you a master slave wagie?
post 1684807143 06-17-2023, 08:01 PM
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9 is the sweet spot for me. Any more I feel like I have a sleep hangover, any less and I don't feel rested.
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post 1684807153 06-17-2023, 08:02 PM
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If I get less than 7 hours I’m a fkin zombie.

If I get less than 7 hours for more than a couple days straight, it will take me sleeping in late the entire weekend to recover, just go repeat the same cycle all over again.

According to my app I averaged 6 hours 54 mins of sleep last week and I was absolutely exhausted every single day.
post 1684808843 06-17-2023, 08:42 PM
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9-10 and I don't know why...it's always been like this for me.
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post 1684809353 06-17-2023, 08:52 PM
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When I was younger. 8-9.

Now 7 is all I need. I never sleep more even though I don’t need to get up for anything.
post 1684809413 06-17-2023, 08:54 PM
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post 1684809583 06-17-2023, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted By kimm4⏩
9-10 and I don't know why...it's always been like this for me.
I'm about the same. If I didn't have to set an alarm and just wake up when I want to I'd be around 9-10 hours

On a regular day I can get by on 7-8 hours but I wouldn't say I'm at peak performance
post 1684810813 06-17-2023, 09:24 PM
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I only needed 5 or 6 until my 40s.
Now 7-8... but do best with 8.
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post 1684811293 06-17-2023, 09:39 PM
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https://www.foxnews.com/health/want-...gent-than-ever

Turns out the GMiscer lifestyle of 12-16 hours of sleep a day might make you live longer
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post 1684811443 06-17-2023, 09:43 PM
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Sleep deprivation doesn't affect me. Four or 12 hours... I'm performing the same.
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post 1684812063 06-17-2023, 10:00 PM
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5-6 I can function but I feel sluggish most of the day. 7-8 I feel ok but get tired in the afternoon. 9-11 and I feel great all day. My body unfortunately naturally goes 5-6 so I have to work at getting more sleep. I have to go all dark, give half an hour before I actually fall asleep, avoid caffeine close to bedtime, and force myself to stay in bed in the early AM when I wake up after 5-6 hours.
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post 1684812213 06-17-2023, 10:03 PM
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I can scrape by on 6 and feel fully functional - but 9 is ideal.
post 1684813653 06-17-2023, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted By Track9WinCon⏩
I sleep 6 hours. That is it. That is all I have ever needed. I have always wanted to sleep more because I hear about 8 hours and chit but never needed it and my body just doesn't do it. I will be tired, sore, etc... sleep and even without an alarm I will be up in 6 hours, ready to go. Not sure if I am different or 8 hours is some bunk chit.

A solid 6 hours, even waking up to take a wiz and I am ready to go.
Consider yourself lucky

I feel like when I’m under 8 hrs not only my physical performance dips but my cognitive ability and even mental health to an extent is negatively affected

Hoping in my 40s I ll need less - feels like wasted time
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post 1684813733 06-17-2023, 10:41 PM
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I need atleast 8hrs, but I'm retarded and only give myself 5-6hrs then crash on the weekends and sleep 12hrs straight.

Makes me feel constantly exhausted and fukks up your mental health, but its such a hard cycle to escape
post 1684813903 06-17-2023, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted By DojahCat⏩
Insomnia crew

I rest like 6 hours, sleep like 3 hours of that and I’m good AF
3? Waitwut.gif

That must be rough

Did smtg cause this or you were born with insomnia?

Is there smtg that helps?
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post 1684814123 06-17-2023, 10:50 PM
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Same as my dik, 9
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post 1684823983 06-18-2023, 06:38 AM
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^ long term use of diphenhydramine = increased risk for dementia

Ppper thy angus
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post 1684824043 06-18-2023, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted By MasterMorality⏩
5-6 I can function but I feel sluggish most of the day. 7-8 I feel ok but get tired in the afternoon. 9-11 and I feel great all day. My body unfortunately naturally goes 5-6 so I have to work at getting more sleep. I have to go all dark, give half an hour before I actually fall asleep, avoid caffeine close to bedtime, and force myself to stay in bed in the early AM when I wake up after 5-6 hours.
That happens to me sometimes (but after 7:30 hrs), how quickly do you fall back asleep when you wake up after 5-6hrs?
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post 1684825013 06-18-2023, 07:06 AM
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I just want to sleep all day and not have to work
post 1684825103 06-18-2023, 07:08 AM
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7-8 is good for me. I rarely sleep 8 hours though. I wish I could sleep 8 every night. I have insomnia and I can't sleep late so unless I go to bed at 10 there's no way I'm hitting that when I have to get up between 6-6:30 for work every day. Sometimes I wake up earlier than my alarm even and that sucks.

For those saying they sleep 9-12 hours a night, how do you even have time for that? You don't work full time?
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post 1684825223 06-18-2023, 07:13 AM
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9 is best for me, but I can get by with 8 pretty easily.
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9 for me is the sweet spot. 7 is the minimum, any less than that and I feel like trash if it becomes a pattern.
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