Poll: Your sleep duration

by **Stephen K** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:23 pm

How many hours do you usually sleep per night?

by **Annapurna** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:00 pm

Mostly only 6. I feel a lot better when I sleep 7.

by **Sekha** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:26 pm

well it is not 5, nor really 4 or less, as it is 4h and 30 min
it can get down to 4 hours but I'm not steady in it yet.

by **Wind** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 12:54 am

My sleeping varies greatly each night. I sleep 2-3 hrs on two nights, 5-7 hrs on 2 other nights, and 10-12 hrs on my days off.

So it would be misleading if I gave you the average hours, it doesn't really reflect my sleeping habits.

by **Virgo** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:17 am

Last night about 2.

Kevin

by **sainbhruvens** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 9:26 am

Most probably I take 9 hour sleep. when I travel I sleep 6 hours only.

by **Rui Sousa** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:12 pm

Usually 5 or 6, sometimes a little more.

Mostly I go to bed at 01:00 AM and get up between 06:00 AM and 07:00 AM.

by **EricJ** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 9:03 pm

I try to sleep at least eight hours each night. Sometimes that winds up being seven or so. Six hours or less, and I feel much weaker throughout my day. Earlier this summer, when school first let out, I was sleeping ten to twelve hours every night, but I got tired of wasting half of my day sleeping. And I've become much more focused on Dhamma practice, and I know the Buddha discouraged excessive indulgence in sleep.

by **jcsuperstar** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 9:11 pm

i think i got 2 last night... I'll be up studying for a final tonight so who knows what today hold either, I'd just sleep now but i told my mother I'd pick her up and eat dinner with her in an hour or so. :coffee:

by **cooran** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 7:52 am

Usually between 6 and7 hours with the very occasional 9 hours

by **Mawkish1983** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:31 am

When I was doing my PhD I slept about 6 hours per night, but now I'm doing a very physical job at stupid hours so I tend to sleep much longer now, maybe 9 or more hours.

I'm rather hoping when I begin teacher training my sleep duration will diminish again.

by **EricJ** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 4:41 pm

Lately, I have been having difficulty getting to sleep. The other night I slept six hours, four hours the night before last, and last night I couldn't sleep at all. I know correlation does not mean causation, but can anyone comment on whether or not meditation practice (specifically, anapanasati for 45 minutes 2-3 times a day) can cause sleep difficulties? I don't feel as bad as I normally feel when sleep deprived.

Regards,
Eric

by **Thaibebop** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 4:52 pm

I average six.