more than 40 winks, please
recently, there have been numerous scientific articles written by sleep experts telling us just how many hours of sleep we need to rejuvenate our brains and body (doc emer has an informative entry on the importance of sleepinghere). but really, how many hours of sleep do YOU feel you need?
the last several days, i’ve been burning the midnght oil either to work on my blogs, or to get our laundry basket under control. come to think of it, i still manage to get up to about 7 hours of sleep, since I wake up relatively late, but I can’t help feeling that it’s slowly taking it’s toll. if i were to ask a business consultant, he’d probably estimate that my recent sleeping habits is decreasing my productivity by (insert a random number here) percent, which subsequently reduces my revenues by (insert anothr ridiculous number here) percent.
but i don’t ned a consultant to tell me that. i feel it. i feel slower and lethargic. not that I can’t be so even after a good night’s sleep, though. but i love sleep. i need sleep. someone chastised me before how i can i allow myself to squander my lifetime by sleeping, pointing out what an utter waste it is for someone to sleep through a third of their life. well, i’d rather “miss out” on that third and live the remaining two-thirds vividly, than miss out little, and muddle through the many waking hours i gained drowsy.
5, 6, 7, 8? how many hours of sleep do you need?
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9 Responses to “more than 40 winks, please”
October 27th, 2005 at
does that matter kung may anak ka? maski 3 hours ayos na sa akin basta nakatulog lang:)
ruth, inggit ako sa iyo you can afford to sleep that long,hikhikhik Hinihintay ko na lang na mag 2 yrs si seb para malagay na namin sa daycare,babawi akow LOL
October 27th, 2005 at
i usually sleep late (sisihin ang blog hehe) but i still get lucky to have atleast 7-8 hrs. when there’s school and a bit longer during the weekends/vacation. yon nga lang, i feel lazier and heavier when i start the day late.
to answer your question: 7 hrs. of deep sleep is perfect!
October 27th, 2005 at
i can perfectly survive a day with only 2 hours of sleep…I’m a zombie. But in the mornings, I need at least 2 hours of lounging in bed, even though I’m awake. strange, no? During winter though I enjoy staying in bed longer than usual - helps to have WiFi, too! Hehehe.
But you’ve got a point - I think I will pay dearly for these sleepless nights in the future! yikes!
October 27th, 2005 at
che, sabayan mo ng tulog si seb!
justice:e mas malala ka pa pala sa akin eh! hehe
2 hours a day everyday?!? kala, get some sleep. you are not normal! they should subject your species to scientific research!
October 27th, 2005 at
haha ngayon na lang naman yan kasi nanu’s already cooperative. and don’t forget, senior citizens need lots of sleep.
October 27th, 2005 at
I fluctuate a lot. I sometimes get as little as 4 hours if I’m staying up finishing a book. But sometimes get as much as 9 hours (after all that reading has caught up with me)!
October 28th, 2005 at
At home or among friends, I am known to sleep the whole day (or habang may araw pa) when I’m not due anywhere else. Pagdating nga las singko, ayun, masakit na ulo ko sa sobrang tulog but do I regret it? Of course not
October 29th, 2005 at
sa akin, depende…kapag may tong-its or mah-jong, kahit konti lang tulog ayos na. I’m a morning person, no matter how late I stayed up the night before, aga pa rin ako gising. Pero napupuna ko, the longer I stay in bed, the more tired I get. Buti na lang I have coffee to rely on.
May 2nd, 2006 at
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