Are 8 Hours of Sleep Really Necessary? You know you should be getting 7-9 hours of sleep every day -- but who says it has to happen during one marathon snoozing session? David K. Randall, author of Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep, points to a growing body of evidence suggesting that getting enough deep sleep during the course of the day -- rather than in one eight-hour chunk -- might be just as beneficial from a performance point of view. For example, taking a power nap at work (if its OK with your boss!) might be just as restorative as sleeping peacefully all night long. Heres something else to sleep on: In todays 24-7 work environment, with phones and various other gadgets beeping at all hours, this advice might be more realistic for many of us. In fact, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 41 million people in the United States get six hours or fewer of sleep a night. Do you ever break up your sleep into smaller chunks? Or do you need 7-9 consecutive hours to feel like a human being in the morning (as opposed to a cranky $#^$%)?
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 02:35:00 +0000