How many hours of sleep are you guys getting?

Peter Hernandez53 said:after pulling a few all-nighters, your nerve cells start dying off en masse
nerve cells
they estimate you'd be dead after 11 days

So, what’s your record for staying awake?

An excursion, once. I got about 4 hours of sleep over an 8-day stretch. (After that, I crashed for like 50 hours straight.)
I did 4 days straight without any sleep once.
My average is usually around 5 hours, but I get stuck in deep work sometimes and end up pulling 2 or 3 day stretches without sleeping—maybe two or three times a year.

I'm a fan of sleep 🙂. Getting seven to eight hours is my sweet spot; I miss it occasionally, but then I just make up for the deficit later 🙂))

Around 5 o'clock, sometimes even earlier.....
I went about five days without any sleep—not even a minute—and afterward, I felt like a literal walking zombie. Now, I’m barely getting any rest at all, so this lack of sleep is starting to take a massive toll on me.

Back when I was younger, I used to pull 12 hours of sleep easily

Now? I just feel like I’m wasting my life if I sleep too much—so I aim for about 7.5 hours on workdays, then try to catch up with a solid 10 on the weekends

If I don't get my full eight hours of sleep, my brain basically just shuts down on me—total system failure!

Peter Hernandez53 said:How many hours have you guys managed to pull without sleep? — I’m currently running on nothing but caffeine and bad decisions.

36 hours—though I was only 18 at the time. 😉 Couldn't make it happen today—but honestly, I just crashed and slept for like 18 hours straight right after.

I’m pulling maybe 5 or 6 hours on a typical weeknight—honestly, I’m basically running on fumes—but then I’ll crash for like 8 or 9 hours over the weekend and call it even.

Man, I really miss those weekday afternoon naps—seriously, my soul needs them. 😛 Post-lunch vibes... honestly the best part of my day.

I once managed to pull a seventy-hour marathon without sleep, followed by a solid twenty-four-hour crash—just like I used to do back in my college days... but honestly? These days, there is absolutely no way I'm pulling that off again.

Robin Diaz4 said:I once pulled a 70-hour stretch without sleep, then crashed for 24 hours straight—just like I used to back in the day... these days? No way in hell...

Wait, you did that during high school graduation week?!?
I was the exact same way...

Usually, though, I need at least 8 hours. I’m a total sleep lover. Honestly, if I cut it down to 12 or 13 hours, I actually forget what it feels like to be rested... I just feel terrible... 😉

I need at least 9 hours to fully recharge my batteries. Honestly though, it’s less about the total sleep and more about my rhythm—when I actually hit the sack and when I get up. If I crash at 2 AM and roll out at 9 AM, that’s only 7 hours, but I feel totally fine. But if I go to bed at 11 PM and wake up at 7 AM? Even though that’s technically 8 hours, I’m basically a zombie all day.
The longest I’ve ever gone without sleep is 40 hours, and even then, I was barely hanging on.
Nothing beats that feeling when you wake up, realize it’s 8 AM on a Sunday, and decide to just lounge around until 11. Man... that’s the life.

I manage to get about eight hours of sleep, yet I still feel completely wiped out...

I usually get about 10 hours of sleep

Peter Hernandez53 said:I usually get about 6 hours of sleep. One time I slept for 10 hours straight and honestly, it felt pretty terrible.

Meanwhile, I could basically sleep 24 hours a day, as long as I get a quick thirty-minute break every 6 or 7 hours...

Modern neuroscience basically says that if you can squeeze in about 4 hours of sleep, your brain neurons have enough to get by. You just cycle through a few REM and non-REM stages, top off your ATP, and call it a day. Your body—you know, the muscles and stuff—needs closer to 8 hours, but honestly, who cares much about that? 🙂

I usually undersleep during the week, then I tend to overcompensate by crashing hard all weekend.

6-7, same thing on the weekends....

7-8

I just can't seem to catch any sleep during the day—it's practically impossible—but I've heard from a few people that it might actually be beneficial to squeeze in a quick hour-long nap... though, mind you, nothing longer than that, or you're doomed.

If I’m left alone, I can honestly go for about thirty hours straight, maybe just breaking for five minutes here and there to grab some water or use the restroom. 😕 🙂

I managed to do two of the absolute dumbest things possible today. First off, I decided to pull an all-nighter as part of my grand plan to reset my internal clock—you know how it goes. Second, I spent an hour and a half just lying in bed right before class started, fully aware that I only had about 45 minutes of sleep ahead of me. 👋 🙂

tzar said:18 hours—which is almost cowardly😬

Oh, sure... why don't you just run straight to bed already! 😬

Personally, I tend to prefer getting about 9 or 10 hours of sleep a day—depending on the circumstances—but when I have to head into school, it’s simply impossible. On those mornings when I have early classes, I somehow only manage to get maybe 4 or 5 hours. 😬

psychoanalyst said:I usually get about 6 hours of sleep

One time I pulled an all-nighter and slept for 10 hours straight after, and let me tell you, it felt absolutely terrible.

Man, we are literally the same person...

If I get less than eight hours—I’m basically a zombie. I need my sleep, honestly... I love catching up on naps whenever I can. It sucks having to drag myself out of bed by 7:00 AM every morning! I guess I'm just counting down the days until the weekend so I can finally crash.