# How Much Do You Sleep **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 10, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602 "2010-06-10T01:22:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/1 "2010-06-10T01:22:31Z")
This means USUALLY so there may be a lot of exceptions. I sleep around seven hours a day. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/2 "2010-06-10T01:44:17Z")
I voted for eight only because that is how much I _need_. My actual sleep time varies from 6-10, depending on a wide variety of factors. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/3 "2010-06-10T01:48:00Z")
I put ‘other’ because my sleep isn’t consistent. Some days I might sleep five or six hours, others I might sleep for ten. I would offer an average but I really don’t know what the average would be. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/4 "2010-06-10T01:52:16Z")
About nine hours, on average. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/5 "2010-06-10T02:20:01Z")
Between 5 and 9. A lot more some weeks, and less others. I feel my best with 6 or 7, but have a tendency to sleep more… which makes me feel hungover. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_a\_Platypus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Not\_a\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_a_Platypus)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/6 "2010-06-10T06:21:05Z")
It isn’t terribly consistent (sleep disorder + snoring partner), but usually 6-9 hours. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/7 "2010-06-10T08:48:01Z")
Five hours, but not all in a row. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/8 "2010-06-10T09:24:52Z")
I voted for 8hrs because that’s what I think I need, what I actually get is more like 5-6hrs of broken sleep a night. ---
**Author:** ![Mops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mops/32/16494_2.png) [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/9 "2010-06-10T11:11:46Z")
I voted 8 hours because that’s how much I give myself (i.e. I go to bed 8 hours before I have to get up), but usually I am awake after 7 hours and happily doze away the last hour. BTW in the last few years I have discovered what an incredible improvement in quality of life getting enough sleep is. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/10 "2010-06-10T11:15:11Z")
Seven hours. I know because I have suffered from insomnia in the past so now I’m really disciplined with my sleep. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/11 "2010-06-10T11:24:58Z")
4 to 8 hours. ---
**Author:** ![maisoui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@maisoui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maisoui)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/12 "2010-06-10T11:29:34Z")
When my kids were little I used to have a mantra - “I just need eight hours of sleep in a row, three nights in a row…” Now that they are teenagers I usually get seven, and a consistent seven is good for me. That means heading upstairs eight hours before I want to get up, because I get everything set up for the morning before I go to sleep, and then I read for relaxation. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/13 "2010-06-10T11:52:04Z")
Seven hours, but it depends on climate. When I’m sleeping in the tropics I’m up at sparrow’s fart, when I’m sleeping in cooler latitudes, particularly in the middle of winter and if there’s wind and rain, I’m capable of sleeping like a teenager, kids never let me though. ---
**Author:** ![chicken\_wire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@chicken\_wire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicken_wire)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/14 "2010-06-10T14:00:41Z")
Aim for eight, but often get nine if I’m not disturbed. I still owe several thousand hours from the period 1997 to 2001. You don’t appreciate something until you can’t have it, and sleep is like that for me. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/15 "2010-06-10T15:32:12Z")
Wow. Almost a perfect bell curve after my vote for seven hours: 5 hrs - 7 votes 6 hrs - 13 votes 7 hrs - 22 votes 8 hrs - 13 votes 9 hrs - 7 votes ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/16 "2010-06-10T15:35:09Z")
I didn’t read the responses before voting, but looks like I made it near perfect again with my vote for six hours. 7, 14, 22, 14, 7. It’s actually more like 6.5 hours, but I put six anyway. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/17 "2010-06-10T15:57:03Z")
I get about 4-6. I’m going to start moving my daughter to her crib full time this week, though, so I expect that number to temporarily plummet, then hopefully increase significantly for all of us. ---
**Author:** ![Notchimine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@Notchimine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Notchimine)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/18 "2010-06-10T16:27:32Z")
I sleep 6 hours on weeknights but tend to sleep up to 10 on the weekends including my beloved Sunday nap. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/19 "2010-06-10T16:29:57Z")
I was getting between 4 and 7 for close to two years (toss and turn, wake up and not fall back to sleep). I’m on blood pressure meds now (third week) that make me tired. I’ve been sleeping like a rock (7+ hours) for a week now and find it very difficult to get up in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602/20 "2010-06-10T16:32:49Z")
I get 6 hours on average, but I would much prefer 8. An ideal weekend for me includes an early afternoon nap on Saturday or Sunday…or both, if I’m lucky. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-sleep/542602.md?page=2)