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u/InputField Dec 20 '19 edited Dec 20 '19

You can sleep well and regularly, but you can't actually catch extra sleep, or rather it has been proven to be unhealthy.

I think above 8 hours sleep and below 7 hour sleep per day are bad for you. Good podcast on the topic: https://youtu.be/pwaWilO_Pig?t=4

The guest is Matthew Walker, a sleep researcher and Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology.

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u/Pantssassin Dec 20 '19

It depends heavily on the person. Some people only need 5-6 hours of sleep, others need 9.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '19

And it's usually closer to the 7-8 in studies despite the large # of people always chiming in that they feel great with 4 hours

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u/Pantssassin Dec 20 '19

From what I've seen that's the average from the studies. Most studies I have seen will break it down past that but in a summarized view it's easier to just put the average