How much sleep do you get? I need to know for a new product development

Hi Peter...

my sleeping patterns are one of the 7 wonders of the world.

1) 6 maximum
2) 6-8 usually
3) Would I: no, no, no, yes* Have I: no, no, no, yes*

* As an extension to number 3, I used to own a book called Mindstore by Jack Black who talked about a great method to easily relax and clear your mind before going to sleep... it worked, I really should get hold of the book again because it was fantastic.

Peter, it depends on the day of the week as to how much sleep I need. If needed then I will take a couple of hours extra sleep on the weekend.

I'm an accountant you don't expect me to do averages do you :p

If I really can't sleep then a cup of coffee is the answer. 1 cup and 15 mins later I am dead to the world, and Rob has problems waking me the next day.

HTH

Hi Peter,

1: 8 would be nice.
2: 6 max.
3: In the lucky position to not need any of those. When I do finally lay down my head I'm gone by the time it hits the pillow :-)


Take care,
Jim B.

1. i think 7 hrs sleep would make me enough rest
2.this few months, i only sleep for 4 hours... really tired..anyway i need to finish my project, then i would cover all the losses..(hopefully)
3. No

Had all sorts of tests to find out why I need to sleep so much but the doctors are bloody useless. They think it is normal to be exhausted and unable to stay awake after 3 PM each afternoon. They think it is normal to just fall asleep no matter what you are doing. They think it is OK to give up a good career because the employer needs an employee who is awake and alert.

Hi Peter,

1. How many hours sleep do you think you need? 8 hours
2. On average, how many hours sleep do you get? 4 to 7 hours
3. Would you, or have you ever used any of the following to help you sleep?:

• Drugs - No, not even over-the-counter remedies.
• Hypnosis/Relaxation CD - Yes
• Alcohol - No
• Anything else (please tell me) - My own mental techniques. Mainly choosing a random 4-digit number and then mentally subtracting 7 or 13 (prime numbers) from it until I get to 0. But I never get that far.

Hope that helps,
Michael

1. 8hrs
2. 6hrs
3. no, I would-but I haven't, no, maybe

How many hours sleep do you think you need? I personnally need about 6
On average, how many hours sleep do you get? 5 - 6
Would you, or have you ever used any of the following to help you sleep?:
Drugs No
Hypnosis/Relaxation CD No
Alcohol Yes
Anything else (please tell me) **

** Relaxation techniques learned from a psychologist friend - Bio-feedback techniques.

1. between 6 and 7.5

I heard a geezer years ago on the radio saying that REM sleep tends to cycle in approximately 90min, well... cycles. So ever since then I've tried to sleep about 7.5hrs rather than the 8 we're told we need.

I keep 8 as a good number because it often takes around half an hour to "declutter" from the day anyway.

I've found this "multiples of 1.5 hours" thing to be quite effective, actually. Whenever I've been at university or doing extra study, it works a treat; I can survive on 4.5hrs for several days, then one night of 7.5 and the next of 6 and then a few more days of 4.5 and then I need a 10.5hr (or thereabouts, folks! ;-P) to kind of catch up. This works okay for several weeks, but it can't be sustained for too long.

And 3 hrs just doesn't cut it. I always feel really groggy, kind of hungover even though I haven't been drinking. I don't recommend 3hrs.

2. Usual week goes something like this: 7.5, 7.5, 6, 6, 9, 7.5, 9...

3. Although I've lost my rhythm these last few months coz I've been so stupidly busy, I often do a short "mental round-up" of what I have on the following day and then jot it down (to avoid doing it in my head when I get into bed) and then meditate.

I highly recommend this book , actually--particularly for the peeps who think meditation is all new-age hippy crap that requires a license in balcony bean-sprout cultivation.

Hope that helps, Peter!

As the father of 3, let me tell you that a relaxation mp3 would go over big in the baby market. (if you haven't thought of that already)

I know my baby son right now uses a relaxation CD to go to sleep with. However, when we went on vacation this summer, I forgot to bring the CD along. I would have given my right arm for a relaxation mp3. Good luck - and when marketing, don't forget the "mommy boards" or "baby forums" to market your items to. Those crazy mommas will spend a fortune on their children.

4-6 hours on average depending on conference call schedules, 3-way calls for our team etc.

Doug.

1) 8
2) 7-9
3) No.

Kevin.

How many hours sleep do you think you need? 4hrs

On average, how many hours sleep do you get? 5hrs

Would you, or have you ever used any of the following to help you sleep?:
Drugs: Yes
Hypnosis/Relaxation CD: Yes
Alcohol: Yes
Anything else: Yes. All kinds of new age wizardry. (Trying to persuade the first
damn sheep to jump over the hurdle!)

Always amuses me that "alcohol" doesn't get included with "drugs".

David

1. 8 hrs - to feel even remotely human
2. 3-4 hrs lately - so I rarely do feel human
3. No

1. Minimum 6 hours
2. Average 6-8 hours
3. Lullaby

1.) I'm lazy, 10 hrs a day would be nice.
2.) 7 hrs to sleep and 3 hrs to play with my kid.
3.) Yes, I go to work or do something I feel boring. ( I don't considered what I do to make money now as work, because I enjoyed it.)

Lee

1. How many hours sleep do you think you need? 8

2. On average, how many hours sleep do you get? 8


3. Would you, or have you ever used any of the following to help you sleep?:
No No No and No Have always slept like a baby. Except my wife says I snore like a bear....

no * Drugs
no * Hypnosis/Relaxation CD
no * Alcohol
no * Anything else (please tell me)

Paul