…“is equal to 4 hours of sleep”. I heard one of my co-workers tell another this last night, and I wondered if this has any validity?
Thanks
Q
The subject should have read “8 hours of lying, etc.”…
Sorry
Q
As someone who has often spent 8 hours lying in bed, trying to sleep and failing, I don’t think it was worth 4 hours of sleep. Maybe the fact that I tend to toss and turn while suffering from insomnia negates the “therapeutic” effect however.
I don’t think you can actually keep your eyes closed for 8 solid hours if you’re not sleeping. Okay, it’s probably physically possible, but I think it would require a lot of discipline to actually do.
I agree. Besides, chances are you would probably fall asleep for short bursts of time and not even notice. I know I’ve had nights where I couldn’t recall being asleep at any point, yet I knew that I couldn’t have spent the entire time awake.
P.S. No, these nights of which I speak did not involve any illegal or controlled substances 
-Outrider
I’m an insomniac, and even if i get 4 hours sleep, I sometimes think I’d rather have been awake all night! I don’t think it’s true.