I woke at 6 AM today without the alarm. Usually I get up at 7:30. This makes it 6 and a half hours of sleep instead of the usual 8 hours.
Falling asleep is no problem for me and I take a half hour nap in the afternoon.
To decide if I should always get up at 6 AM or go back to getting up at 7:30; I checked the web for information.
On the the web I found this table:
Eight hours seems to be a midpoint. Now if I set the alarm to 7 AM I'll get 7 and a half hours of sleep. If I set it at 7:30 I'll get 8 hours.
I'm going to leave the alarm set to 7:30 but if I get up before the alarm I'll stay up. This will make it 8 hours or less sleep.
Sometimes I get a little compulsive.
Falling asleep is no problem for me and I take a half hour nap in the afternoon.
To decide if I should always get up at 6 AM or go back to getting up at 7:30; I checked the web for information.
On the the web I found this table:
Eight hours seems to be a midpoint. Now if I set the alarm to 7 AM I'll get 7 and a half hours of sleep. If I set it at 7:30 I'll get 8 hours.
I'm going to leave the alarm set to 7:30 but if I get up before the alarm I'll stay up. This will make it 8 hours or less sleep.
Sometimes I get a little compulsive.
I see by the chart that I should get 7-8 hours at my age (67). I usually sleep slightly over 7 hours at night but sometimes more and sometimes less. I often fall asleep in the afternoon for a short nap too. I must be right on track.
ReplyDeleteI try not to worry about what a chart says about things and just let my body give me hints. I am retired so it is easier for me to do this now.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I believe "average" is just a label. We are not all the same. We have different lifestyles. So maybe "average" is one of those overused words.
Just my 2¢ worth ;)
I try to sleep at least 8 hours
ReplyDeleteWell, what do you know... Adam is here too.
DeleteThere's nothing wrong with being a little bit compulsive. But I may be biased...
ReplyDeleteInteresting...I wonder why we need less as we get older? Because we're no longer growing?
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