# How much sleep? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 11, 2000, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921 "2000-08-11T02:57:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Silo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/1 "2000-08-11T02:57:36Z")
Ok, another poll… So, on average, how much sleep do you get a night (or day). **Me:** 9 hours. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/2 "2000-08-11T03:06:12Z")
Two, three if I’m real lucky. ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/3 "2000-08-11T03:13:12Z")
6 most nights. Once a week I like to get 8. ---
**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/4 "2000-08-11T03:19:34Z")
Usually about five hours. Sometimes, though, I’m able to get in a two hour nap. ---
**Author:** ![Amthystre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Amthystre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amthystre)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/5 "2000-08-11T03:23:39Z")
Lately I have been getting about 9 hours of sleep, but it is only because I am off work for a couple of weeks and school does not start for a couple of weeks. Usually I get 6 hours of sleep or so. The perfect amount of sleep time for me is 7 1/2 hrs. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/6 "2000-08-11T03:27:22Z")
All I can say is, I **NEVER** get as much as I need. Or maybe I get as much as I need, since I function quite well in the real world. Okay, then let me say that I **NEVER** get as much sleep as I want! Scotti ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/7 "2000-08-11T03:31:19Z")
5-6 hours, but I’m always tired whether I get 3 hours or 12 hours. The only difference is if I get too little or too much I feel sick and nauseous as well as tired. So 5-6 is a “happy medium”. ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/8 "2000-08-11T03:31:29Z")
On average, I get around 6 hours. Any girls here want to take up some of my sleeping time?? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/9 "2000-08-11T03:37:09Z")
3-5 a night, interrupted. ---
**Author:** ![kinoons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kinoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kinoons)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/10 "2000-08-11T03:40:07Z")
When I am not at the fire department I usually get about 6-8 hours depending on how late I go to sleep. When I am at the fire department I am luckie to get 2-3 on a slow night. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/11 "2000-08-11T03:48:22Z")
Thanks to this board, about 5-7 hpn. 🙂 I’m usually up till 3am. That will surely change soon, though. The semester starts in about two weeks, so I’ll have to reduce my posting time. Or not sleep. Which I’ve done. Which is not good. ::sigh:: ---
**Author:** ![Mauve\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@Mauve\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauve_Dog)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/12 "2000-08-11T05:26:57Z")
On a good night, about 5-6 hours, usually with 1-2 interruptions. On a bad night, 5-6 interruptions, with about 1-2 hours of sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Bluemonchichi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Bluemonchichi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluemonchichi)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/13 "2000-08-11T05:34:29Z")
I usually get about 8 hrs of sleep. I am very cranky if it is less than 5. ---
**Author:** ![enilorac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@enilorac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enilorac)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/14 "2000-08-11T05:48:05Z")
well this summer since i did absolutely nothing for one i got on avg 10-12 hours but during the semester i get 5 hours a night if i’m lucky, normally less… ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/15 "2000-08-11T06:02:28Z")
7-8 hours. Before I joined this place and started posting like a maniac, that is. Nowadays, 3-5 hours. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/16 "2000-08-11T06:33:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Cynical \* > \*\*3-5 a night, interrupted. \*\* But it’s all worth it, right? ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/17 "2000-08-11T06:36:58Z")
I usually get about 5 hours a night, but in the two weeks since my knee surgery, I’m getting more like 9 hours a night. I think it’s due to the painkillers, plus my body is working overtime to heal, and I don’t think I’m sleeping as deeply. ---
**Author:** ![Commander\_Fortune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Commander\_Fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Fortune)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/18 "2000-08-11T10:02:22Z")
7-9 hours per day is “normal” for me. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/19 "2000-08-11T10:32:43Z")
Now, out of school - 8 to 9. In school, well, we’ll see. I’m actually seriously considering staying awake for about 32 hours at a time, then sleeping for about 16. Or something like that. I figured it all out once. I truly think my body will like it better that way. We’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![realidad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@realidad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/realidad)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921/20 "2000-08-11T11:25:16Z")
What I want? at least 10 hours a day What I get? about 5, interrupted. I fell asleep on the office couch before, I think there is something wrong witzzzzzzzzzzzz… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sleep/28921.md?page=2)