What is your ideal amount of sleep required to function at full capacity?

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http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/04/19/how-much-sleep-is-just-right-for-cognitive-function/

http://lifehacker.com/5971884/the-science-behind-sleep-and-how-getting-better-sleep-means-youll-need-less-every-night

How Much Sleep is Just Right for Cognitive Function?

We all know about the importance of sleep. But what's the difference between four, six and eight hours of sleep?

Response by SFC Stephen King made Dec 14 at 2015 3:16 AM

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https://blog.bufferapp.com/how-much-sleep-do-we-really-need-to-work-productively

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Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 14 at 2015 3:20 AM

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I try to get between 6-7 every night

Response by PO3 Brad Phlipot made Dec 14 at 2015 3:32 AM

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Actually I get much less than that but I have adjusted over the years so functioning is not so difficult.

Response by SFC Stephen King made Dec 14 at 2015 3:38 AM

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http://rosstraining.com/blog/2015/09/11/how-much-sleep-do-you-need-2/

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Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Dec 14 at 2015 3:44 AM

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5 hours is my norm.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Dec 14 at 2015 4:21 AM

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With my Social Commitments and 12 hour shifts I been working lately I know I'm not getting enough.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Dec 14 at 2015 4:26 AM

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Who has time for 8 hours of sleep, let alone 6? I would love to get 6 uninterrupted hours of sleep per day but I'll settle for 4 in a pinch.

Response by SFC Stephen King made Dec 14 at 2015 5:45 AM

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To die: to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause.
Hamlet (3.1.64-98)

Response by Cpl Jeff N. made Dec 14 at 2015 6:53 AM

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If I sleep for more than 6 hours I start to feel sluggish when I get up. I am not sure there is a perfect answer for everyone and it likely changes over the course of your life.

Response by SGM Steve Wettstein made Dec 14 at 2015 7:54 AM

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When I get eight, which isn't very often, I feel the best. I usually get 6ish a night.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 14 at 2015 9:14 AM

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I have to try very hard to sleep more than six hours even when I want to.

Response by MSgt Curtis Ellis made Dec 14 at 2015 10:43 AM

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4 to 6 hours works for me... even after 7 years of retirement! LOL!

Response by SGT Patrick Reno made Dec 14 at 2015 1:35 PM

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My average day at work is 10-12 hours so 7 always seems best for me.

Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Dec 14 at 2015 5:23 PM

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I wish I could sleep for long periods of time....but I don't....at 8 hours...I am rested, but I can usually go with 5 or 6 hours....sometimes just 3 or 4.