I believe I posted my sleep regime here...but for me 8-10 hrs is my sleep time and I hit the pillow at 11:30 PM and take my recipe starting at 9:45 and the combo includes 1/2mg Melatonin....and those who take 10mg omg, that is tough to comprehend.
I got into split sleep habits years ago while I was still working. I would get up at 4AM, be in work by 6AM, get home by 3PM, fall asleep by 5PM or so, get up at midnight, eat something (often go out to eat)and putz around, be in bed at 2AM for a couple of hours, get up at 4AM, etc etc etc It would mess with my head in the summer when I would wake up at 7PM while it was still light out and I'd be in a blind panic that I had overslept, thinking it was 7AM. I actually ran around in a mad dash once, got ready for work, started to drive to the office, and went by a Little League baseball field where there were kids playing in full uniforms. "That's odd," I thought. "Why are those kids out here at 7:30 in the morning?" DOH! So in retirement I sleep for 1-3 hours at some point in the late afternoon/early evening, stay up until 2AM, then make up the balance of 8 hours, give or take.
Comprehension is based on one’s ability (or inability) to process information. Perhaps a gram or so of tyrosine when you wake up will help out with that.
According to my Fitbit, I slept 7 hours and 35 minutes last night. (I forgot to take it off when I went to bed.)
I think we make too much of the number of hours we sleep. Since someone decided, at some point, that human beings need eight hours of sleep a night, we're left thinking that something is wrong when we don't get that much sleep. Instead, I think we should focus on how we feel after we awaken, and throughout the day. While I worked the graveyard shift, I slept only about four hours a day. It wasn't that I couldn't sleep longer than that, since I had as much time off working the graveyard shift as I would working the day shift or the swing shift but, for whatever reason, a few hours was all that I needed. Perhaps because I have usually worked night shifts or, as a paramedic, sleeping whenever I had a chance to sleep throughout the day and night, my experiences are abnormal, but I know that I wasn't the only one working the graveyard shift who slept only a few hours. Maybe we're all different, or it depends on the circumstances, but I don't think we can establish a standard for the number of hours we sleep.
Since I have a damaged body from the hip replacement, more deep sleep is a healer my body needs and if I don't get that good sleep, oh brother. Now if I got around and did a lot of stuff and moved like I did before H.R. I'd be much better. Sleep is a great healer and for those who do good with little sleep you are fortunate and must be in better shape than me for sure.
My average sleep is about 5 hours (they are not sleep straight through hours) interruptions on the hour is the norm for me. Sleep is so crucial, good healthy sleep, that is one thing I miss in life, but I press forward..
I think most of us have sleep problems at times , just another part of ageing. Sometimes I won't sleep much at all for a week, then I'll sleep all night long.
I get much more bed time now that I’m retired. Sleep is more iffy though. I’ve found, using my Apple Watch, that I don’t feel like I got as good a night’s sleep when my pulse is in the 50s as compared to when it’s in the 40s. Last night was the first night of the last 3 that my pulse dropped into the mid 40s and I felt like I had a better night’s sleep. Regardless though, I very seldom wake up refreshed.
Man, my pulse has not been that low since I did a lot of bike riding, although I have no idea what it was when I slept.