Brain in gear, but tired?

[jakedude182]

I was a bit hungover this morning after going for a meal with some staff from work. But not too bad as i'd had some water before bed. But only got about 3 hours of sleep.

What i've realised over time is that i feel more productive and on the ball with things in my job aswell as during free time.

I think that having less than 8 hours sleep isn't generally a good/healthy thing and is seen as a lack of sleep. I don't often have hangovers and rarely ever drink even 1 beer the night before a workday^ but today in particular I have thought that despite feeling fatigued slightly during the day, on several days i've had 6 or 5 hours sleep. And this amount is almost consistently now for the past few weeks.

I can plow through with things a bit quicker at work than I found that I could with 8 hours+. And am currently working as a kitchen assistant for some months and need to be up early which means hitting bed around 10 (target).

So far i've found that as long as I can shift up out of bed and despite the tiredness which wears off after 20 mins + some coffee and movement then i'm alright. I've also found that im not yawning lots through the day aswel.

I remember watching a youtube video of a guy who tested reducing his sleeping amount and got it down to 2 or 3 hours and then had up to 2 or 3 half hour powernaps at points during the day. And his results were more focus, productivity, feeling better. He was pretty much advocating that this
is a good thing to try.
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Do you find feeling a bit tired during the day an irritation much?

 

[jakedude182]

I must admit my grammar was rather mal in places. Thanks for getting through it! I should have spent more time and proofread it.

I agree about the cortisol release and also think that moving and going outside quickly helps speed that up. I usually wake up, get ready quick and don't sit down until i'm eating breakfast about an hour later.

sleep studies are the only way of finding out the quality of your sleep and you need more than one to get an accurate assessment.

The quality of sleep is a key factor yeah. I hadn't considered this and understandably its quite complex regarding the persons lifestyle, age, and environment etc.

I dream of a sleep machine in the future now, imagine that, we'd all become so much more smart possibly and do so much more. Wouldn't be surprised if there is already a film based on that.