Sleep....is it overrated?

[kickstand22]

I agreed to do a gig on my weekend to work. I work 12's on the weekends I work. So, I got up at 5:30am to be to work at 7am. Work until my relief, that always covers me on "those" gig nights. He gets there, I go to the gig, play, get home and get to sleep around 1am. Get back up at 5:30am to work another 12. My head is crawling from the Cokes and Monster Energy Drink.....and my behind is dragging. I hope to get some good sleep tonight. How much sleep do you require?

[chicago_mike]

7 or 8 hours. You can survive with less, but its not super healthy. ALso, the cokes and energy drinks give you a real bad, I mean REAL bad crash when that crap wears off.

[varunkapahi]

i some times i can just stay awake all night and then spend the next day like normal. other times i'd could be sleeping for 12 hours straight and then sleep again after a few hours!

[J. Crawford]

They say you should sleep in intervals of 3 hours, so 3, 6, 9, etc. Thats just what I read. It does seem to work. If I sleep 7 or 8, I dont feel as good as sleeping 6 or 9.

[The_Low_Dude]

I manage to do quite OK with about 6 to 7 hours of sleep per night. Can't do with any less without feeling like a zombie for a few days.

Last friday I slept for about 4 hours (can't even really remember at what time I got in bed), and that day I started to drop everything, really sucked at bassplaying, had a really bad rehearsal, couldn't really sit down for more than 10 minutes without thinking "I'm going to fall asleep right here, right now"... (I also had less than 7 hours of sleep the nights before)

[NateS]

i live off of your time or less - 2 till 6, 2 till 5, every day. i'm also only 18...

[rhythmsection]

Back when I was 18-22 I could do that. Trust me those days are numbered.

[lobey]

I typically sleep about 6 hours, give or take what time I go to bed. Granted, I'm only working about 9 hours a day, but my job is quite physical work. Often times, 6 days a week here as of recently. By Friday or Saturday, I sit in the recliner and drop by 9 at night. My wife usually wakes me up and says "you're snoring, wake up, go to bed".

[Tenma4]

Sleep is very important. Last year I worked a part time night job half the night, splitting my sleep schedule into 2 - 4 hour increments over the course of a 24 hour day. My day schedule/job/family/etc. cut into day sleep time though, but still I couldn't sleep well at night. Dunno what's up with that. Anyway, the result was I aged more in 8 months than in the preceding 5 years.

Also I've forgotten entire conversations, and numerous things that are semi-important. Just found out today that my wife has us scheduled for a cruise this summer. Supposedly I knew all about it last summer when she booked it. I was completely surprised when she was talking about it over lunch with our friends today.

Other scary things: I woke up driving 2 times in the middle of the night, not knowing where I was. Also one night driving to work I forgot how to turn on my windshield wipers and have had trouble remembering since. It's been 4-6 months...

[kingpin2512]

I usually aim for 6 hours. If I get less it kinda sucks if i get more great.

[rust_preacher]

I am soooo... jetlagged.... just looking at the title of this thread makses me respond: NO! Sleep is NOT overrated.

[crice31721]

Ever since we had our first kid, I get 5-6 hours. Can get by just fine with a couple 4 hour nights when needed. Also 100% addicted to caffeine, Pepsi Max, Rockstar and Starbucks are my friends!

[seanm]

Originally Posted by Tenma4

Sleep is very important.

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Other scary things: I woke up driving 2 times in the middle of the night, not knowing where I was. Also one night driving to work I forgot how to turn on my windshield wipers and have had trouble remembering since. It's been 4-6 months...

I have problems going to sleep early. It doesn't matter how little sleep I get, I start getting a second wind around 5:00pm.

I had a job where I had to be at work at 8:00am. For the last few months of that job, I would wake up at work. I would not remember getting up and driving to work and I would fall asleep at my desk till 9:00.

[Stumbo]

Originally Posted by Tenma4

Sleep is very important. Last year I worked a part time night job half the night, splitting my sleep schedule into 2 - 4 hour increments over the course of a 24 hour day. My day schedule/job/family/etc. cut into day sleep time though, but still I couldn't sleep well at night. Dunno what's up with that. Anyway, the result was I aged more in 8 months than in the preceding 5 years.

Also I've forgotten entire conversations, and numerous things that are semi-important. Just found out today that my wife has us scheduled for a cruise this summer. Supposedly I knew all about it last summer when she booked it. I was completely surprised when she was talking about it over lunch with our friends today.

Other scary things: I woke up driving 2 times in the middle of the night, not knowing where I was. Also one night driving to work I forgot how to turn on my windshield wipers and have had trouble remembering since. It's been 4-6 months...

^^^This.

If you don't get enough restorative sleep(dream time) over about 6-8 hours, IME, it's like losing about 10 IQ points over time. You do get dum and dummer.

[fourstringburn]

Originally Posted by kickstand22

I agreed to do a gig on my weekend to work. I work 12's on the weekends I work. So, I got up at 5:30am to be to work at 7am. Work until my relief, that always covers me on "those" gig nights. He gets there, I go to the gig, play, get home and get to sleep around 1am. Get back up at 5:30am to work another 12. My head is crawling from the Cokes and Monster Energy Drink.....and my behind is dragging. I hope to get some good sleep tonight. How much sleep do you require?

You"ll get plenty of sleep when you die!...LIVE IT UP!

[Stumbo]

Originally Posted by fourstringburn

You"ll get plenty of sleep when you die!...LIVE IT UP!

And you'll die a lot sooner if you don't get enough restorative sleep. Something to look forward to.

[devnulljp]

Originally Posted by kickstand22

I agreed to do a gig on my weekend to work. I work 12's on the weekends I work. So, I got up at 5:30am to be to work at 7am...How much sleep do you require?

Four hr sleep is a good night for me...

[Gerlan86]

Not sleeping enough ****s with your immunity system which causes you to get sick quicker, so get moar sleep!

[Soverntear]

6-7 hours a night

[fenderfunker]

Originally Posted by Gerlan86

Not sleeping enough ****s with your immunity system which causes you to get sick quicker, so get moar sleep!

My spelling turns to crap too, when I don't sleep enough.