So other thread was moving onto this topic and it probabaly merits its own thread.
For me, I usually get about 6-1/2 to 7-1/2 per week night and walk up about 6:30 am. Weekends I get a little more and wake up between 8 and 9. I feel best on 7+ hours.
But I also often feel drowsy around 2:00 pm on most days. Research has shown that humans are sort of programmed to have two sleep periods per 24 hours but modern society standards typically do not allow for a nap time. If I can get a 30 minute nap or light nap in, which I do sometimes on weekends or after work, I feel energized until bed time.
There are known sleep schedules where humans can do very well on 6 hours per 24 hours, but they require two sleep phases (example two 3 hour rest periods with a waking period in between). For a single block of waking period it seems 8-9 hours is needed by most people to feel completely energized for those waking hours.
For me, I usually get about 6-1/2 to 7-1/2 per week night and walk up about 6:30 am. Weekends I get a little more and wake up between 8 and 9. I feel best on 7+ hours.
But I also often feel drowsy around 2:00 pm on most days. Research has shown that humans are sort of programmed to have two sleep periods per 24 hours but modern society standards typically do not allow for a nap time. If I can get a 30 minute nap or light nap in, which I do sometimes on weekends or after work, I feel energized until bed time.
There are known sleep schedules where humans can do very well on 6 hours per 24 hours, but they require two sleep phases (example two 3 hour rest periods with a waking period in between). For a single block of waking period it seems 8-9 hours is needed by most people to feel completely energized for those waking hours.