VinylEagle t1_jcmnb8s wrote on March 17, 2023 at 10:56 PM

Man I've been doing this for a while. I hear that 4.5 hours, 6 hours, or 7.5 hours are the best lengths of sleep to aim for. If I know I can't get the full 6, which is usually what I aim for, I can manage the 4.5hr cycle a few days out of the week and still truck along without much issue, especially if the day before wasn't very taxing.

Wilza_ t1_jcn3rli wrote on March 18, 2023 at 12:58 AM

AFAIK, 7.5 is best for most people. Some need 6 or 9. Very few people are able to function properly with regularly getting less than 6 hours of sleep

VinylEagle t1_jcn53wv wrote on March 18, 2023 at 1:08 AM

Right exactly, that's why 8 hours was boasted as a general rule of thumb "full night's rest" for the longest time. Me personally I get 6 and I'm straight

brittneyacook t1_jcnbz6u wrote on March 18, 2023 at 2:02 AM

9 is my sweet spot for sure.

Dr_Bunsen_Burns t1_jco7ypx wrote on March 18, 2023 at 7:45 AM

Most people's sleepcycles are 1.5 hours long, and you need atleast 2, then you can wake every cycle. So (3 + 1.5 * n) hours you can wake. n being a whole number starting from 0.