The New (sleep) Reality
Jan. 26th, 2012 08:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lagilmanThe new reality seems to be that I need seven hours of sleep, rather than the six (and occasionally five) I used to get by on.
Some people might say that this means I get an extra night of sleep every week.
Some people might say that this means I lose an entire night of work every week.
Guess which is my immediate reaction?
The real problem, though, is that my sleep-hours seem to have become 1AM to 8AM. That means, by the time I wake up, feed the cats, shower, and get the coffee made, my brain is telling me half the morning's already gone*, and I'm not even started yet. I need to reset myself to midnight-7, and see how that works.
Still. Seven hours, "lost." I'm going to have to reconsider a few deadlines.
How much sleep do you need? Has it changed, with age/jobs/personal situations?
*I am not a morning person. I do, however, like the early morning's quiet energy, where if you get things accomplished you're ahead of the game for a bit.
Some people might say that this means I get an extra night of sleep every week.
Some people might say that this means I lose an entire night of work every week.
Guess which is my immediate reaction?
The real problem, though, is that my sleep-hours seem to have become 1AM to 8AM. That means, by the time I wake up, feed the cats, shower, and get the coffee made, my brain is telling me half the morning's already gone*, and I'm not even started yet. I need to reset myself to midnight-7, and see how that works.
Still. Seven hours, "lost." I'm going to have to reconsider a few deadlines.
How much sleep do you need? Has it changed, with age/jobs/personal situations?
*I am not a morning person. I do, however, like the early morning's quiet energy, where if you get things accomplished you're ahead of the game for a bit.
