I have legitimately started falling asleep much faster and easier since I started sleeping with my girlfriend. Being next to some one brings me some kind of peace of mind that helps me turn off the brain and pass out.
I like to be asleep at least 10 hours before I have to be back to work. That gives me enough time to be fully awake, fueled up, and handle any business before heading out.
If I don't have work the next day the answer is never but when I do I'll sleep 10 hours or more sometimes.
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Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Whenever you feel like sleeping, I guess
I'm like 90% sure I have sleep apnea so I'm always tired.
Whatever works best for YOU/~1.5 hours x whatever from when you need to wake up.
I get up around 7:35 weekday mornings; I've finely tuned my internal clock over nearly 2 decades; my final cup of coffee for the day is finished 5 hours before bedtime; I am slipping under the covers at midnight 15, asleep no more than 5 minutes later, and then awake about 2-5 minutes before my alarm goes off. My sleep cycles are around 80-83 minutes, I wake refreshed and able to easily get two small children whisked away to school and daycare in the morning, needing no coffee until midday. All through college and my first 2 jobs after, I was a 6 hour a night, 9 on weekends person but I can't hack that anymore, especially with monster children. Now it's about 7 1/2 at all times.
My wife has the most busted internal clock and also has low-level insomnia. She goes to bed as soon as possible and tries to sleep as hard as possible and is still incredibly groggy and sleepy the next day. She often takes pills that aid in sleep (but not ambien as it fucks her up), has white noise cranked as fuck, uses a weighted blanket and a sleep mask and still can take upwards of 3 hours to fall into a sleep that can only be described as a doze. She hates my living breathing (sleeping) guts.
Sleep is different for all people and one should take the time to find out what works for them.
It is a mystery! Pretty much everyone with a backbone sleeps, although there are some amphibians that may or may not sleep. They're about as complex as you can get without definitely sleeping at least part of the time.
But there's no real solid answer about why we do it, and especially why we die if we're not allowed to. There's a lot of research that's so far turned up "lots of reasons, probably."
It is a mystery! Pretty much everyone with a backbone sleeps, although there are some amphibians that may or may not sleep. They're about as complex as you can get without definitely sleeping at least part of the time.
But there's no real solid answer about why we do it, and especially why we die if we're not allowed to. There's a lot of research that's so far turned up "lots of reasons, probably."
The mammalian brain seems to do a lot of its shifting of short term memory to long term memory during sleep. (http://news.mit.edu/2009/memories-0624)
Many fish seem to sleep, and respond similarly to sleep deprivation as animals with complex brains. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_in_fish)
Sleep seems to be functionally distinct from torpor in that it is very specifically connected to memory.
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The Escape Goatincorrigible ruminantthey/themRegistered Userregular
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Perhaps not 'should', but it's what I've been doing.
I've struggled with sleep, getting to sleep on a regular schedule, and getting up on time, for my whole life.
I got one of those dumbass lamps that simulates sunrise for 30 minutes before sounding an alarm, and y'all, when I wake up I'm actually awake, and not a person experiencing full-on amnesia for an hour.
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I either need somebody else in bed with me, or a podcast in the background
I've listened to a lot of Acquisitions Incorporated
If I don't have work the next day the answer is never but when I do I'll sleep 10 hours or more sometimes.
I need to get that checked out soon.
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I get up around 7:35 weekday mornings; I've finely tuned my internal clock over nearly 2 decades; my final cup of coffee for the day is finished 5 hours before bedtime; I am slipping under the covers at midnight 15, asleep no more than 5 minutes later, and then awake about 2-5 minutes before my alarm goes off. My sleep cycles are around 80-83 minutes, I wake refreshed and able to easily get two small children whisked away to school and daycare in the morning, needing no coffee until midday. All through college and my first 2 jobs after, I was a 6 hour a night, 9 on weekends person but I can't hack that anymore, especially with monster children. Now it's about 7 1/2 at all times.
My wife has the most busted internal clock and also has low-level insomnia. She goes to bed as soon as possible and tries to sleep as hard as possible and is still incredibly groggy and sleepy the next day. She often takes pills that aid in sleep (but not ambien as it fucks her up), has white noise cranked as fuck, uses a weighted blanket and a sleep mask and still can take upwards of 3 hours to fall into a sleep that can only be described as a doze. She hates my living breathing (sleeping) guts.
Sleep is different for all people and one should take the time to find out what works for them.
this checks out
What does the body do during that time
Are there any complex organisms that don’t sleep
It is a mystery! Pretty much everyone with a backbone sleeps, although there are some amphibians that may or may not sleep. They're about as complex as you can get without definitely sleeping at least part of the time.
But there's no real solid answer about why we do it, and especially why we die if we're not allowed to. There's a lot of research that's so far turned up "lots of reasons, probably."
The mammalian brain seems to do a lot of its shifting of short term memory to long term memory during sleep. (http://news.mit.edu/2009/memories-0624)
Many fish seem to sleep, and respond similarly to sleep deprivation as animals with complex brains. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_in_fish)
Sleep seems to be functionally distinct from torpor in that it is very specifically connected to memory.
I'm mad that this wasn't the joke answer:
I got one of those dumbass lamps that simulates sunrise for 30 minutes before sounding an alarm, and y'all, when I wake up I'm actually awake, and not a person experiencing full-on amnesia for an hour.