Do you commonly sleep in split shifts ?

[Facetious]

i.e. - Four hours here, another two there etc (in a 24 hour cycle)

or do you sleep 8hrs uniformly every night / day depending on your schedule ?

 

[dick van cock]

Once I'll get back to work next week, I'll sleep eight hours en bloc again.

 

[BlueBalls]

Both.

 

[ChefChiTown]

Eh, usually I only get a couple of hours a night (4 or 5) because of my work schedule. On my day(s) off, I take little 1 hour naps here and there just to catch up on sleep.

 

[Caitlain]

I usually sleep 5 or so hours at night, and then catch a 2 hour or so nap in the afternoons when I get home from school.

 

[Christmas_Ape]

I usually start with a 4 hour block, followed shortly by another 1 or 2 hours.

FYI, the music business does not engulf me.

 

[cartman24]

I usually get 6 hours at night and a hour nap in the afternoon.

 

[tartanterrier]

I do shifts at work so it can range from 5 - 9 hours a day

 

[Mr Big Boobs]

I only get about 5 hrs during the week and about 9 hrs on weekends.

not enough sleep!!

 

[BNF]

9 a night, religiously.

 

[ehard2003]

I usually only sleep at one time, but I only get about 5 or 6 hours a day.

 

[thegunner]

No shifts for me, but I still end up sleeping 6 hours or less sometimes. I am trying to sleep 8 or 9 hours a night now as part of weightlifting but sometimes it can be very hard.

 

[Facetious]

What are the hard facts on this -

Is there a trade off with respect to our over longevity ? i.e. -

If you're of the camp where you sleep less than "normal" 8 hours / 24, do you actually live more of your "conscious life" as opposed to those who sleep a greater duration per week, month, year etc. ?

Or - do you die earlier, more prematurely, in your lifetime as you have been lacking what is "known" to be the normal protocol for healthy sustainable rest / sleep time ?

Is there a trade off ? Please post some reputable resources, if available.

I can't help but notice the many of those who do everything "right" can also fall to random health vulnerabilities.

There have also been "studies" conducted that suggest that "graveyarders" (3rd shifters) - overnight workers "can" statistically have greater "________" health problems, but thus far, it's entirely hypothesis, IMO.
Oh well, just a curio.

Thanks for reporting ! :hatsoff:

 

[senob44]

I usually sleep about 10 hours a night, waking up once or twice in the middle.

 

[Imagine]

I try to get 7 or 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep every night. It is far healthier to complete a full cycle than do two half ones. 4 + 4 != 8.

 

[E-Ann-Hilden]

I am glad i dont! I am a 9 hour sleeper +

 

[Becks...poamr]

Depending on my work schedule, 5-8 hours a night, and on my days off I take a nap.

 

[D-rock]

I usually try to get it in all at one time, unless I'm waking up to get a meal in at regular intervals throughout the night.

 

[efeezy]

7-8 for me. That's about all I can handle usually. I don't like getting up SUPER early, but i generally sleep from 11:00pm-7:00am give or take. I do not enjoy going to be really late anymore, like when I was partying in my early 20's. I just can't handle going to bed at 4am like I used to. I'm not that old now, but my body just can't handle that late night shit anymore.

 

[gunslingingbird]

Depends on work. Sometimes I only have 3 or 4 hours between one gig and another, sometimes I have 4 days between gigs.