More Sleep Leads To More Productivity: How Many Hours of Sleep Do You Get Each Night?

by mrosen814 Posted 2012/07/12 21:00:00

Related Topics: Health, Depression, Sleep, Lifestyle, Diabetes, Obesity, Healthy, Skin, Sleep Deprivation, Productivity, Living, Night, Memory, Workers, Deprivation

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	Less than 5 hours	66 votes	14%
	5 - 6 hours	115 votes	24%
	6 - 7 hours	93 votes	19%
	7 - 8 hours	116 votes	24%
	More than 8 hours	88 votes	18%

How many hours of sleep do you get in each night? Getting sufficient sleep each night has lots of benefits like improved skin health, memory, and productivity, according to The Huffington Post. However, not getting enough ZZZs can have negative health consequences as well, including diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and depression.

HUFFINGTONPOST.COM reports:
Hard workers tend to deprive themselves of sleep in order to get more done, but sleep deprivation won't just leave you tired. It can lead to diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and depression.

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TasselLady 2012/07/14 20:14:34

7 - 8 hours

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I have to have at least that in order to function.
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Man_Bear_Pig 2012/07/13 07:19:53

Less than 5 hours

+1
I usually end up staying awake the entire night because I can't stand lying there trying to sleep.

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sundance 2012/07/13 06:13:43

Less than 5 hours

Not enough, to want to be productive.....Just a thought...

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✞Knight of Honor 2012/07/13 06:04:34

More than 8 hours

+1
10 hours

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Alphalily 2012/07/13 05:58:57

More than 8 hours

To be rested , I need about nine hours . Lately , I seldom get it because though I need so much sleep , I have a hard time getting myself to fall asleep.

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Dweezle 2012/07/13 05:51:55

Less than 5 hours

4 to 6 hours at a time.

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Michelle 2012/07/13 05:40:48

7 - 8 hours

More like 6-8. It can vary a lot, but I think seven is a good estimate.

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BAMCIS 2012/07/13 05:32:40

5 - 6 hours

less than 5 during the week, more than 7 on the weekends, it averages out to a decent amount, or something

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Tiah 2012/07/13 05:31:39

6 - 7 hours

If I'm lucky though

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Inquisitve Kat 2012/07/13 05:17:29

6 - 7 hours

Sometimes more, sometimes less. ;-)

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Chris 2012/07/13 05:07:26

More than 8 hours

I can't sleep less than about 9-10 hours... I've always slept a lot more than most people for some reason. Just not productive at all with only 6 or 7 hours.

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lola.brooks.79 2012/07/13 04:56:44

More than 8 hours

except on my schedule

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Wesloco 2012/07/13 04:42:11

5 - 6 hours

+1
I'm working on increasing this cause I am beginning to feel the effects of not enough sleep! )-:

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Ferηαηdσ [Clinton2016] 2012/07/13 04:20:51

Less than 5 hours

3-5 hours...it's bad but I am able to run off of only a little sleep. If I get more then I am tired for the whole day.

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Belle 2012/07/13 04:10:56

6 - 7 hours

That reminds me: I need to sleep!

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ErinSno... to Belle 2012/07/13 10:47:58

+1
Good point-me, too...

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Surgeon ~The Egalitarianist~ 2012/07/13 03:57:30

More than 8 hours

+1
Closer to 11 - 12, maybe 13.

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alexis to Surgeon... 2012/07/13 22:19:13

How could you sleep for so long? If I sleept for that long I'd never want to get up.

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Surgeon... to alexis 2012/07/14 01:12:27

I don't know, I just do. I pretty much wake up at the same time everyday regardless of when I go to sleep, that's the main thing. Doesn't matter how many hours I sleep, my internal clock is set for me to wake up at a certain time each day and no matter what I do I can't seem to change that - so I just roll with it. But, hey, my mom wants me to go to bed at a normal time because she thinks I'll wake up at a normal time - but I never do - I just end up sleeping more.

However I'm not complaining really, I've got a sleep disorder so it's not uncommon for me to be tired during the day or fall asleep during the day at random. The longer I sleep soundly during the night, the less that tends to happen.

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JCLadybug 2012/07/13 03:57:14

7 - 8 hours

I actually tend to need more sleep if I get more sleep. If I get the standard 6-8, I am fairly productive and do not need more sleep. I find when I get ~6-6.5 I am the most productive. I focus better on 6-7 hours....once I start going over I just want to stay in bed and when I do get up my focus is horrible.

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Medulla Oblongata 2012/07/13 03:56:30

7 - 8 hours

+2
The standard. I can function on 7, but I prefer 8.

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MarcusRP 2012/07/13 03:13:33

More than 8 hours

I need 8.5 to 10 hours of sleep a night. Otherwise I can't focus. I wish I was part of that small handful that can function on 2-3 hours of sleep. That would make things so much easier.

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Shipra 2012/07/13 03:10:28

5 - 6 hours

During my college days it's around 5-6hrs and during holidays 7-8

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juicebox07 2012/07/13 03:05:12

More than 8 hours

I get around 8 or 9 hours of sleep a night.

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C.C. 2012/07/13 02:53:31

5 - 6 hours

it varies

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NeutronBomb 2012/07/13 02:36:43

7 - 8 hours

8/9 is ideal for me

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Cellar Door 2012/07/13 02:26:41

More than 8 hours

+1
During the summer I usually get more than 8 hours of sleep, sometimes not as much (like 4 hours occasionally, I can't sleep sometimes :x). During the school year I usually get anywhere from 3-7 hours (depending on how much work I have and how much I procrastinate lol)

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Jessica 2012/07/13 02:25:03

6 - 7 hours

I think actually might be less my sis always wakes me up!!

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Peppergirl14 2012/07/13 02:16:11

5 - 6 hours

When I have school, I usually stay up to 12:30 and wake up at around 6 am. However, during summer I get around 8-9 hours of sleep most nights.

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realist 2012/07/13 02:05:26 (edited)

7 - 8 hours

Theres certain cycles you go through of a night so whether you sleep for 5 or 10 once you go past the minimum recommended requirement its more important to wake up when you are at the right portion of a cycle then at a specific time of morning.

Ever wonder why you can oversleep and still feel tired?

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KarenInKenoshaWisconsin 2012/07/13 01:52:17

More than 8 hours

+1
Actually, it fluctuates wildly from 3 to 9 hours.

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Inquisi... to KarenIn... 2012/07/13 05:18:19

That's almost exactly like me.

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KarenIn... to Inquisi... 2012/07/13 05:38:23

+1
Sometimes I can't stop reading, writing, doing art, whatever I'm into..

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Diana 2012/07/13 01:48:18

5 - 6 hours

About five and a half hours.

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YourCompanionCube 2012/07/13 01:44:35

7 - 8 hours

+2
I go to bed at 10, get up at 6, work out, Shower, eat breakfast, play videogames, check e-mail, and do the rest of the crap. Sometimes, however, After E-mail, I crawl back into bed.

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Man_Bea... to YourCom... 2012/07/13 07:23:58

+1
Sounds like you're in the Military :)

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YourCom... to Man_Bea... 2012/07/13 11:06:49

+1
Lol no...

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tobe 2012/07/13 01:31:55

7 - 8 hours

cept last night. benedryl, i was out.

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Ken 2012/07/13 01:30:50

5 - 6 hours

and I am a high producer.

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overseanancy 2012/07/13 01:29:13

5 - 6 hours

I'm actually OK with that much sleep.

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Lolita666 2012/07/13 01:24:39

6 - 7 hours

When I don't have school I sleep from 8:00-3:00pm...

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