How much sleep do YOU get?

[TOW-19]

Some people have asked me in the past, after they get to know what I do when I'm not doing UF, and Ravenfall, and teaching, and writing, and project managing, and playing volleyball and looking for the little man that watches me sleep at night, just how much sleep I get on average?

 

Thinking about it today, I was also wondering, as we're all a community of GAMERS here who usually wile away the evening hours trying to shoot one another, just how much sleep YOU get on average.

 

I know that the "healthy" recommended amount is about 8 hours, but in today's fast paced society, we're all becoming too familiar with knocking sleep back a bit in order for us to finish the last bit of that project or that chore or....that sandwich. ;D

 

So, how much sleep do YOU get on average per night on a weekly basis?

[CpDude05]

i average 5-6 hours a night. Im in bed by 2 every night if im lucky. lol

[RNG187]

when i'm generous, i can't average more than 3-4.

[GeneralWar]

I usually go 2 sleep around 4am lol, don't sleep at night always in morning lol

[Chili327]

Depends if im working or not..

 

- If im working.. im lucky to get 5, usually 4 or less. (but i have only been averaging 8 days of work per month lately. lol)

- If im not working i usually get about 8 or so.

 

So on average i voted 6.

[o-BacklasH-o]

Between 5 and 6 hours for me.

[COWonCRACK]

i usually aim for at least 6, which is usually what it is, i have 2 days a week where i can sleep in till about 2 in the afternoon.

[UNCLE-SID25]

I voted 7... I get about 5-6 when I work and sleep in 1 day a month for about 12 hours lol

[luchesco]

i get around 5-6 hours a night, the problem I have is that I have a hard time falling asleep so i usually just stay up until i know im sleepy and then i go to bed, by that time its usually 2-3 am though ???

[BIGDANIEL]

Used to be I could go to bed between 4-5 am and get up at 8 with no problems. Nice nap.

 

As I've gotten older (kids, work, kids, etc) I've realized that sleep is a precious commodity. I try to make sure that I get a minimum of 7 consecutive hours of sleep in a 24 hour period. If I'm lucky (kids decide not to wake us up when they get up) I'll get close to 9 hours of sleep. Sleep keeps me sharp while working. The more I get the better I feel.

 

 

 

luchesco ]

the problem I have is that I have a hard time falling asleep

 

I used to have this same problem. To much thinking going on while I'm laying there trying to go to sleep.

 

Not sure what your daily routine is, but I changed 2 things in mine and now I fall right to sleep.

 

1. I hit the gym minimum 5 days a week. Typically 1.5 - 2.5 hours a day. Weights and cardio.

2. I stopped eating a couple of hours before I go to bed.

 

It worked for me.

 

 

[Prime-VR]

I use to get 8+ every night. Now I would say it is more like 6-7. Normally I will get around 6-7 for about 4 days a week then I will get 8+ the rest. I love my sleep. I have to have it and if I don't I'm an asshole. >

[PhillyMac]

luchesco ]

i get around 5-6 hours a night, the problem I have is that I have a hard time falling asleep :

 

Same here. I've tried different things, but do not work. Not sure what time you guys have to be at work, but I usually get up around 4am, and get to work around 4:30am. But the upside to it is that I only work 4 days a week. Mon-Thurs, is not a bad schedule.

[BigMoneyNacku]

I usually get about 4-6 hours. Sometimes I take about a 2 hour nap on sunday afternoon, but that isn't very often. Fuck it I'll sleep when I'm dead.

[inadub]

Lately been about 5 hours a night.. and yet i feel more refreshed then if i had 7-8..

[[SHO]_.-MAVERICK-.]

Over the summer, I had no problem going to bed around 4-5am, and getting up at 8am and going to work. I worked as a camp counselor so I was constantly on the move and active, so falling back asleep was not a big issue. I am now back at school and went to class on 5 hours of sleep and could not keep my eyes open. I now try to get at least 6.5 hours when I have an early class, but when I don't have any obligations I love to sleep until I wake up. Unfortunately, sometimes that is too much and makes me tired again LOL.

[GeneralWar]

Yeah sometimes I sleep 2 long and wake up more tired

[Johnson30]

Bed by 12, up at 5. Atleast I try, most of the time it's more like 1-5. That's if my son does not wake up either.

[DK_MaluNYMets]

Hey Tow what class do you teach again? I remember that post about one of your students being on americas top model. I think you mentioned it then but I forgot.

 

Does it bother you that people spell things wrong and stuff? lol Cuz that annoys the hell out of me.

[GeneralWar]

that annoys me sometimes 2 >

[[VR] ODIN]

About 4-5 for me I go to bed around 9 pm and get up around 1:30-2:30 am for work.

[boody]

6 hours! w00t!

[Disciple74]

I'm lucky if I get 4 any night of the week. :-\

[frostybob]

7 hours of sleep is my target amount. My wife had the brilliant idea of buying our son (who's a 2nd year percussion student) a 5-piece trap set last year, though, so I'm lucky to see 5 hours per night.

[Prane]

Right now I barely sleep at all. I am working to full time jobs for the next few weeks until I'm done at one job to focus on the other. This week my sleep schedule was this. Monday 4hrs, Tuesday 3hrs, Wednesday 5hrs, Thursday 2 hrs. I work 6-2:30 at one job then 4-close at another. Close is usually around 2ish. I'm dying right now goin on 2 hrs and I have to leave for my other job in about 20 minutes. :'(

[Deutscher75]

I usually grab 6 solid hours with a couple 1 hour power naps throughout the day. But I've been finding myself getting closer to 7 recently with the little bit of extra time I've been having.