How Much Sleep Do You REALLY Need?

What if you only slept one hour a night? Or two? Or three?

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Written by Michael Sago

[Voltanaut]

I got depressed for a year when I was 16/17 partly because I was only sleeping 3/4 hours a night. Trust me, sleep is *very* important.

[Zara-ueiv]

School be like
*”pfft who needs sleep when you can do a whole essay?”*

[gencormac]

1:42
actually, an apple a day can keep anyone away if you throw it hard enough

[thoseonetrains]

Saturday: 10 hours
On days with school: 9 hours
No school days/Sunday: 8 hours
Summer days: 7 hours



As of 2020, it's now:
Saturdays: 10 hours still
Days with school: 5 hours
No school days/Sunday: 6 hours
Summer days: around 9-12 hours.

[nightwingx]

Sleep on school nights: 4 hours

Sleep on weekend nights: 15 hours

Sleep during Summer nights: hours

[infernodragon]

my bed time is 9:00
i went to bed at 9:05
Im in the hospital now

[marisolflores]

Me: watches at 3:00 am

Me: realizes I have to wake up in two hours

Me: oh sh**

[johnnyjoystick]

Another thing to fall asleep easier is if you don't lay in bed all day with your phone, You can use your phone but not in an sleeping environment. Because the brain ties special places to special occupations, (For example: When you're in the toilet the brain knows that it is supposed to pee). So if you lay in your bed with your phone the brain won't recognize your bedroom as a place to sleep, Instead it recognizes your bedroom as a place to use technology. And that's why it can be difficult to fall asleep.

[ThisIsTheYearFerrari]

I feel tired with like 8 hours of sleep but perfectly awake at like 3-4 hours. Am I part of the 1%?




The elite sleepers sounds really cool, a lot more cool than just weird…

[somerat]

Scientists: Teenagers need 8-10 hour-
School: *no*

[peachy_giselle]

Me watching this

Me : what is the word “sleep?”

[-ineoi-]

THIS VIDEO BASICALLY SAYS WHAT I AM ABOUT TO SAY - GO TO BED AND STOP SCROLLING THROUGH YOUR PHONE AT NIGHT...

[benzibola]

I'm watching this late at night, when I'm supposed to be sleeping and I have a test tomorrow...

[whomsthasawakentheanciento]

"Teenagers need 8-10 hours of sleep."
Schools: *that's just fancy talk*

[JailanSimon]

lol the amount of sleep i get is based on the amount of homework i should've done during the day

[trinny_d]

LOL I'm watching this while I should be sleeping. I am way more active when I only sleep a little bit it's really weird!

[jpnrndr]

I hate having to get up in the morning but I love night time. Why do I like night time more?

[GAMEACTIVITY]

Media: “doctors recommend teens to sleep 8-10 hours”
School Districts:”you hear sumn?”

[bobrichardson]

School: God I'm tired, time to hit the hay.

College: SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK. I DON'T NEED IT.

[earfroot]

Anyone watching this before going to sleep?
....I am