Sleep?

Do you think sleep is necessary? We "waste" sooo many hours sleeping every day.

Atleast 6 hours a day, (6x7) 42 hours a week,(30x6) 180 hours a month and (365 x 6) 2190 hours a year!

(2190/24= 91.25 days) So we waste roughly 91.25 days a year just by sleeping.

(365/91.25=4) 1/4 of our lives are being wasted sleeping! Do we REALLY need sleep, or are there vitamins we can take to gain whatever we get when we sleep?

im a night owl but i love sleep its a love hate relationship

Try not sleeping for a week and see how far you get.

I usually hate sleeping but once I am sleeping it becomes impossible to wake me up. It always requires to wake ups for me to finally get out of bed.

Umm... without sleep you die?

Try not sleeping for a week and see how well you do.Avistann

Let's just say if I COULD get away with never needing sleep, I would.

[QUOTE="Avistann"]Try not sleeping for a week and see how well you do.Jamiemydearx3

never heard of it.

if you stay awake for more than 11 days you'll die of exhaustion.

Umm... without sleep you die?

Jfisch93

Perhaps you should try this, TC.

if you stay awake for more than 11 days you'll die of exhaustion.

jrhawk42

Your mind needs sleep for rest and repair (also body cells).

The body produces a certain chemical (can't remember the name) only when you're in darkness, which usually denotes sleep.

A good night's sleep is restorative on several levels.

It's necessary and benefitial to everyone. You'll be able to concentrate better as you get good sleep. Myself, I tend to favor the style of a stand up coffin with my arms folded over my chest in the shape of an X.

Umm... without sleep you die?

Jfisch93

Actually, humans don't die without sleep, unlike rats. You will however, go insane.

Call me crazy, but I like to sleep. If you really want to stay awake all the time, become a dolphin. They sleep half a brain at a time.

Sleep is one of the biggest wastes of time ever. Unless you are sick.

i like sleeping to be honest.jg4xchamp

And yes, TC, our bodies need sleep to recharge.

[QUOTE="jrhawk42"]

if you stay awake for more than 11 days you'll die of exhaustion.

ferrari2001

I enjoy sleeping to be honest, if I didn't need to sleep I'm sure I'd be bored to death alot.

Do you think sleep is necessary? We "waste" sooo many hours sleeping every day.

Atleast 6 hours a day, (6x7) 42 hours a week,(30x6) 180 hours a month and (365 x 6) 2190 hours a year!

(2190/24= 91.25 days) So we waste roughly 91.25 days a year just by sleeping.

(365/91.25=4) 1/4 of our lives are being wasted sleeping! Do we REALLY need sleep, or are there vitamins we can take to gain whatever we get when we sleep?

Jamiemydearx3

Sleeping is like a hobby to me

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]i like sleeping to be honest.elblanquito_81

And yes, TC, our bodies need sleep to recharge.

but i love sleeping, just after my gf, drinking, music, and videogames D: sleeping is really awesome

EDIT: and also, when its really cold D: its awesome to sleep when the weather is really cold

I wouldn't sleep if I didin't have to really. Then again it's really enjoyable every now and then.

I like sleeping.

It's soothing.

I enjoy sleeping.

Seeing it as a waste of time, well that would make as much sense to me as to regard other vital functions in daily life as a waste of time too.

Food. What a silly waste of time, i mean, you have to prepare it, and chew it when you could be talking instead. And then there are the dishes. I feel robbed.

And drinking.Total waste of time. You cant even say anything at all while you drink, and you have to spend money and time buying the stuff, and time IS money, money you had to work hard for in order to earn. Even just turning the tab to fill up a bottle, when you could be playing videogames or watching House.

And walking. What a royal waste of time that is? Where is my damn segway, they should invent a pill that restores your cardio vascular system, the strength of your bones and rebuild lost muscle tissue, while feeding your skin with D-vitamins. Cos walking is yet another theif of time, time you could be spending doing stuff you really like to do, like playing video games or watching House.

You probably get my point by now.

Humans are incapable of "wasting" time, since everything we do serves a purpose, however unconstructive that purpose might seem to be, or actually be.

This reminds of that Seinfeld episode where Kramer takes like 30 min naps every now and then instead of sleeping.

The lack of sufficient sleep is linked to:

- irritability and a lower tolerance for aches and pains
- impaired cognitive ability
- impaired memory recall
- impaired judgment
- impaired attention span
- impaired immune system
- impaired reaction time
- impaired ability to be happy
- increased risk of heart disease
- increased risk of type 2 diabetes
- increased risk of obesity
- growth suppression
- hallucinations (in extreme cases)

Psychiatric studies have shown that those who live the longest report getting six to seven hours of sleep each night, and reports have stated again and again that one ought to attempt to get at least six hours of sleep every night. Anything less than that is done at one's own risk of consequences to both one's health and one's general contentment in life.

So yeah, sleeping is generally a good idea. :P

but i love sleeping, just after my gf, drinking, music, and videogames D: sleeping is really awesome

EDIT: and also, when its really cold D: its awesome to sleep when the weather is really cold

8-Bitterness

This reminds of that Seinfeld episode where Kramer takes like 30 min naps every now and then instead of sleeping.

-FlyLo-

Try going a week or two with two to four hours of sleep each night. Not fun in the slightest.

....Wait...Whats a Sleep?Praise-of-Deth

[QUOTE="-FlyLo-"]

This reminds of that Seinfeld episode where Kramer takes like 30 min naps every now and then instead of sleeping.

rockguy92

dying from exhaustion is always fun. :|

There was an article about a farmer who hadn't slept in like 10 years, something happened and now he never gets tired, he works a farm through the night and he doesn't die of exhaustion, so it's definitely possible though not for "normal" people, perhaps we could evolve to all be like the farmer at some point.

There was an article about a farmer who hadn't slept in like 10 years, something happened and now he never gets tired, he works a farm through the night and he doesn't die of exhaustion, so it's definitely possible though not for "normal" people, perhaps we could evolve to all be like the farmer at some point.

Brainkiller05

There was an article about a farmer who hadn't slept in like 10 years, something happened and now he never gets tired, he works a farm through the night and he doesn't die of exhaustion, so it's definitely possible though not for "normal" people, perhaps we could evolve to all be like the farmer at some point.

Brainkiller05

if you stay awake for more than 11 days you'll die of exhaustion.

jrhawk42

oh crap I'm on 8

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"] Link?-FlyLo-

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]

There was an article about a farmer who hadn't slept in like 10 years, something happened and now he never gets tired, he works a farm through the night and he doesn't die of exhaustion, so it's definitely possible though not for "normal" people, perhaps we could evolve to all be like the farmer at some point.

Deihjan

edit

it wasn't 10 years, it was 33:

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Google "Vietnamese farmer go without sleep since 1973" for more articles etc