![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
[Nicked from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
serenejournal. This set intrigues me enough I'll do it.]
1. How many hours do you normally sleep at night?
Usually, just about exactly eight. Sometimes pain shrinks that number a bit.
I can do with less, and for short periods of time I can do with much less, but too much of that and I'll come down with something. That's exactly what happened with this cold. I'd been averaging maybe six for maybe a month. Oops.
2. Do you wish you had more time to sleep? Or do you wish that you slept less?
I wish I needed less sleep, but getting less when I need more is not a winning combo.
I also wish drivers with whom I shared the road got more sleep. Sleep dep can be worse than driving drunk, but no one seems to feel guilty about it -- instead they're obscurely proud. Look around you on the road some time and identify the zombies. They really stand out once you start to look!
3. Do you like sleeping?
Not really. I like having slept.
4. What is the longest continuous period that you have spent awake? Why did you do it?
Just about three days. I've done that twice. The second time, I knew when I was hallucinating; the first time I wasn't sure. Both times were during Army training exercises. I'm one of those people who's rather good at staying awake when told to, which is why I wound up going that long without sleep. Most of the other people in my unit quite simply couldn't do it, so didn't get to experience that level of detrimental effect. :-)
5. If you were offered the chance to eliminate sleep from your life, with absolutely no negative physical or psychological side effects, would you take it? Why or why not? What if this chance was only possible for you, and not for any of your friends or family, or society at large?
I would definitely take it. I like a lot of relaxation time -- reading books, meditating, LJ, goofing off -- and I'd use my newfound eight hours for that, freeing up some daylight hours for hanging with friends or getting stuff done.
serenejournal. This set intrigues me enough I'll do it.]1. How many hours do you normally sleep at night?
Usually, just about exactly eight. Sometimes pain shrinks that number a bit.
I can do with less, and for short periods of time I can do with much less, but too much of that and I'll come down with something. That's exactly what happened with this cold. I'd been averaging maybe six for maybe a month. Oops.
2. Do you wish you had more time to sleep? Or do you wish that you slept less?
I wish I needed less sleep, but getting less when I need more is not a winning combo.
I also wish drivers with whom I shared the road got more sleep. Sleep dep can be worse than driving drunk, but no one seems to feel guilty about it -- instead they're obscurely proud. Look around you on the road some time and identify the zombies. They really stand out once you start to look!
3. Do you like sleeping?
Not really. I like having slept.
4. What is the longest continuous period that you have spent awake? Why did you do it?
Just about three days. I've done that twice. The second time, I knew when I was hallucinating; the first time I wasn't sure. Both times were during Army training exercises. I'm one of those people who's rather good at staying awake when told to, which is why I wound up going that long without sleep. Most of the other people in my unit quite simply couldn't do it, so didn't get to experience that level of detrimental effect. :-)
5. If you were offered the chance to eliminate sleep from your life, with absolutely no negative physical or psychological side effects, would you take it? Why or why not? What if this chance was only possible for you, and not for any of your friends or family, or society at large?
I would definitely take it. I like a lot of relaxation time -- reading books, meditating, LJ, goofing off -- and I'd use my newfound eight hours for that, freeing up some daylight hours for hanging with friends or getting stuff done.
no subject