Poll
Question:
How much sleep do you get each night?
Option 1: 5 hours or less
votes: 0
Option 2: 6 hours
votes: 6
Option 3: 7 hours
votes: 6
Option 4: 8 hours
votes: 6
Option 5: 9 hours or more
votes: 3
Some discussion in the dislike thread made me think about sleep habits and how I should really get more sleep each night than I do. So - how much sleep do the members of the forum get? My alarm goes off at 5:45 for work, so I really should be going to be by 10, but in practice I aim for 11, and it's often more like 11:30 and sometimes even midnight. On the weekends, I'm usually going to bed around midnight (assuming I don't relax my willpower too much and get caught in a rabbit hole online) and get up later - usually 9-11 on Saturday (depending on how tired I am and what I need to do) and 8 on Sunday. That said, it feels like it's been getting harder to sleep in during the past couple of years. I can't imagine my sleep deprivation does me any favors when it comes to actually doing things over the weekends.
I pretty consistently go to bed at 10 PM unless an event goes later. I wake up any time between 6 AM and 8 AM, not always consistently.
Usually 6.25-6.5 hours. I have a hard time staying asleep longer.
If I'm running I usually get up between 4:30-5:00 AM depending on the distance. I generally go to sleep between 9:30-10 PM. Sometimes I'll go earlier if my wife is watching something dull.
I set aside 8-9 hours to sleep but usually end up getting like 7 because I wake up a lot in the middle of the night.
I'm asleep by 10 almost every night and I'll wake by about 6:30, alarm be damned.
Never enough.
I have no set schedule (other than needing to be awake at 6-7pm for D&D on Tuesday and Friday) so I get as much sleep as my body decides I need that day, which seems to vary between 7 and 9 hours.
I need a "sorta" option in the poll.
I usually aim for 8 hours a night (10:30 PM - 6:30 AM is my goal most nights), but I usually go to bed a little later than I want because of college things (studying, hanging out w/ friends, relaxing, etc.). Waking up is usually a struggle for me, but I am out like a light most nights (I actually experimented with that recently. I have a Fitbit and I looked at how much time it took me to fall asleep, and it indicated about 6 minutes).
Quote from: Scott5114 on September 21, 2025, 08:44:23 PMI have no set schedule (other than needing to be awake at 6-7pm for D&D on Tuesday and Friday) so I get as much sleep as my body decides I need that day, which seems to vary between 7 and 9 hours.
WFM I'm guessing?
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on September 21, 2025, 09:24:46 PMQuote from: Scott5114 on September 21, 2025, 08:44:23 PMI have no set schedule (other than needing to be awake at 6-7pm for D&D on Tuesday and Friday) so I get as much sleep as my body decides I need that day, which seems to vary between 7 and 9 hours.
WFM I'm guessing?
I have never tried Work From Montana. I suppose I could give it a shot sometime.
I'm not voting, because the only two options with a range are "5 hours or less" and "9 hours or more". The amount of sleep I get is not a whole number of hours, so forget the poll.
My wife and I typically get about 7¼ to 7¾ hours of sleep. Generally 10:15–10:45 pm to 6:00 am.
I generally try to get around 8 hours. I get up at 7:00 because I telecommute and I start work at 8:00, so that means I try to turn in between 10:30 and 11:00 most nights, subject to variance for things like late sporting events either on TV or live. Some nights my wife insists on watching the 11:00 news on the master bedroom TV after I turn in; whether that affects my sleep largely depends on how tired I am.
Quote from: kphoger on September 22, 2025, 09:45:04 AMI'm not voting, because the only two options with a range are "5 hours or less" and "9 hours or more". The amount of sleep I get is not a whole number of hours, so forget the poll.
My wife and I typically get about 7¼ to 7¾ hours of sleep. Generally 10:15–10:45 pm to 6:00 am.
I think rounding can be assumed; I thought about making them ranges, but it seemed like I'd lose an option (the first would have had to be less than 6 or the last more than 8; in hindsight, that might have actually worked).
Quote from: Scott5114 on September 21, 2025, 11:45:15 PMQuote from: Roadgeekteen on September 21, 2025, 09:24:46 PMQuote from: Scott5114 on September 21, 2025, 08:44:23 PMI have no set schedule (other than needing to be awake at 6-7pm for D&D on Tuesday and Friday) so I get as much sleep as my body decides I need that day, which seems to vary between 7 and 9 hours.
WFM I'm guessing?
I have never tried Work From Montana. I suppose I could give it a shot sometime.
WFH lol oops. Work from home.
Quote from: kphoger on September 22, 2025, 11:23:51 AMQuote from: Roadgeekteen on September 21, 2025, 09:24:46 PMWFM I'm guessing?
Quote from: Scott5114 on September 21, 2025, 11:45:15 PMI have never tried Work From Montana. I suppose I could give it a shot sometime.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on September 22, 2025, 11:20:53 AMWFH lol oops.
I assume the H stands for Helena.
My first thought was Havre. Better internet connection since there aren't many trees up there.
Not nearly enough.
Usually in bed by 9:00. Up around 4:00. Leave for the gym around 4:30.
Quote from: SEWIGuy on September 22, 2025, 04:13:35 PMUsually in bed by 9:00. Up around 4:00. Leave for the gym around 4:30.
I can't do this as a fan of live sports though I see the appeal.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on September 22, 2025, 04:22:05 PMQuote from: SEWIGuy on September 22, 2025, 04:13:35 PMUsually in bed by 9:00. Up around 4:00. Leave for the gym around 4:30.
I can't do this as a fan of live sports though I see the appeal.
Sure you can, just go to bed and prioritize your own physical health.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 22, 2025, 04:23:55 PMQuote from: Roadgeekteen on September 22, 2025, 04:22:05 PMQuote from: SEWIGuy on September 22, 2025, 04:13:35 PMUsually in bed by 9:00. Up around 4:00. Leave for the gym around 4:30.
I can't do this as a fan of live sports though I see the appeal.
Sure you can, just go to bed and prioritize your own physical health.
Or move west.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on September 22, 2025, 04:22:05 PMQuote from: SEWIGuy on September 22, 2025, 04:13:35 PMUsually in bed by 9:00. Up around 4:00. Leave for the gym around 4:30.
I can't do this as a fan of live sports though I see the appeal.
Watch sports at the gym
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on September 22, 2025, 04:22:05 PMQuote from: SEWIGuy on September 22, 2025, 04:13:35 PMUsually in bed by 9:00. Up around 4:00. Leave for the gym around 4:30.
I can't do this as a fan of live sports though I see the appeal.
Unless its a Packer game, or a playoff game of any other team I follow, I'm not setting my schedule around live sports.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 22, 2025, 04:23:55 PMQuote from: Roadgeekteen on September 22, 2025, 04:22:05 PMQuote from: SEWIGuy on September 22, 2025, 04:13:35 PMUsually in bed by 9:00. Up around 4:00. Leave for the gym around 4:30.
I can't do this as a fan of live sports though I see the appeal.
Sure you can, just go to bed and prioritize your own physical health.
I mean the games don't end that late. If I work a 9-5 it's fine going to bed from 11-12. But I'm young so maybe that will change.
As a professional restaurant bartender, and someone who has always preferred to be up late at night and sleep during the day as much as possible, for me it's very much variable.
I tend to get home from work between 11-12 at night on Friday Saturday and Sunday, and I'm at work from 930 to 3 Monday through Wednesday. Sometimes I'll work Tuesday or Wednesday night instead of during the day.
But I like being up at night so on days when I work 10-3, I get 3-4 hours, then take a nap when i get home so I can be up most of the night. When I work a night shift, I go to sleep around 6 am and sleep until 2 ish. On my day off, I make up my sleep deficit. Because I'll go to bed like at 12 on Wednesday night and sleep until 12-3 pm Thursday.
My sleep patterns are...unusual and likely unhealthy lol.
Quote from: achilles765 on Today at 07:07:18 AMAs a professional restaurant bartender
Things change fast sometimes. I was a server/bartender/manager for a long time. I would regularly be up until 2 or 3 every night. Then I became the food and beverage director at a hotel and we did three meals a day, so I opened three days a week and had to be at work at 5:30. Now I'm an early bird.
Quote from: SEWIGuy on September 22, 2025, 04:13:35 PMUsually in bed by 9:00. Up around 4:00. Leave for the gym around 4:30.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on September 22, 2025, 04:22:05 PMI can't do this as a fan of live sports though I see the appeal.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 22, 2025, 04:23:55 PMSure you can, just go to bed and prioritize your own physical health.
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 22, 2025, 04:34:32 PMOr move west.
Or just... oh, I don't know... record the game and watch it later? :-o
Paper clip
Quote from: kphoger on Today at 10:48:06 AMQuote from: SEWIGuy on September 22, 2025, 04:13:35 PMUsually in bed by 9:00. Up around 4:00. Leave for the gym around 4:30.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on September 22, 2025, 04:22:05 PMI can't do this as a fan of live sports though I see the appeal.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 22, 2025, 04:23:55 PMSure you can, just go to bed and prioritize your own physical health.
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 22, 2025, 04:34:32 PMOr move west.
Or just... oh, I don't know... record the game and watch it later? :-o
Paper clip
I won't lie. It was pretty great having the Lions gate over before 9 PM last night. Not that the Lions played Monday Night Football when I was a kid.
Costco chicken bake
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on Today at 11:10:27 AMI won't lie. It was pretty great having the Lions gate over before 9 PM last night. Not that the Lions played Monday Night Football when I was a kid.
Costco chicken bake
I didn't love the sports timing when I lived in Seattle. At the time, I was still serving and I missed being able to get off work, grab a beer and watch the end of the west coast games. Mountain time is the best for sports for sure.
Quote from: kphoger on Today at 10:48:06 AMQuote from: SEWIGuy on September 22, 2025, 04:13:35 PMUsually in bed by 9:00. Up around 4:00. Leave for the gym around 4:30.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on September 22, 2025, 04:22:05 PMI can't do this as a fan of live sports though I see the appeal.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on September 22, 2025, 04:23:55 PMSure you can, just go to bed and prioritize your own physical health.
Quote from: JayhawkCO on September 22, 2025, 04:34:32 PMOr move west.
Or just... oh, I don't know... record the game and watch it later? :-o
Paper clip
Some people can do that, but I have a fantasy football team and engage live on internet forums about football so that's really not gonna work for me.