Why Do Our Biological Clocks Make Us Sleep at Different Times?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the varying sleep schedules of participants, highlighting personal experiences with insomnia, work commitments, and the challenges of maintaining a regular sleep pattern. It touches on the implications of biological clocks and societal expectations regarding sleep and productivity.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express frustration about their differing sleep schedules compared to others, indicating feelings of unfairness.
  • Several individuals mention working or studying late into the night while others are asleep, leading to sleep deprivation.
  • One participant notes the challenges of living far from school, which affects their sleep schedule.
  • There are mentions of insomnia and its impact on daily life, with some participants joking about their lack of sleep.
  • Concerns are raised about external factors, such as floodlights and noise, disrupting sleep.
  • Some participants share humorous takes on their sleep deprivation and its effects on their appearance.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share similar experiences of sleep deprivation and the challenges of maintaining a regular sleep schedule, but there is no consensus on solutions or the reasons behind their differing sleep patterns.

Contextual Notes

Participants express various assumptions about their biological clocks and external influences on their sleep, but these are not fully explored or resolved within the discussion.

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Why do you people all get to go to sleep, and I am getting ready to go to work :frown: [zz)]

no fair..
 
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i am not sleeping :p, got a few essay to write :(
 
Originally posted by Monique
Why do you people all get to go to sleep, and I am getting ready to go to work :frown: [zz)]

no fair..

Talk to me when you get home.

Also, since I found PF I quit sleeping.
 
Why is everyone able to get to sleep when I am sitting at 3:00 on a monday morning on my window ledge looking out over the entire school and not seeing a single light on.
 
People are wimps...
 
Originally posted by Zero
People are wimps...
Not me, man! I'm working while y'all are sleeping, too!
 
It seems that PF people have a lot in common, like working while others are sleeping. So, you're not alone, Monique. :smile:

Last night, I was studying while others were sleeping and I went to bed when everyone was about to wake up. So I got only 1.5 hours sleep. Probably I'll repeat it tonight. Everyday, at the time I leave home for school, most of my classmates are still sleeping. Everyday when I just arrive home from school, some of my classmates have already had tea and have got some rest. These are the disadvantages of living far away from school. Well, but isn't it fair as we all have 24 hours a day ?

I don't even have time for PF lately as exams are imminent.
 
I work from 4am to noon in the summer, and 2am to 10am during the rest of the year. Once or twice a week I'll work an extra 4 hours padded on to the end of my regular shift. Well, keeps me off the streets.
 
Originally posted by KLscilevothma
I don't even have time for PF lately as exams are imminent.


YOU SHOULD BE STUDYING!
 
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Originally posted by Monique
Why do you people all get to go to sleep, and I am getting ready to go to work :frown: [zz)]

no fair..

you must be living in a reverse osmosis world, like too many of us. What I would do if I were you is just go to sleep on the job.
 
  • #11
Originally posted by Ivan Seeking
YOU SHOULD BE STUDYING!
Good observation!
 
  • #12
lol i thought i had cleared my insomnia, but i haven't so i am awake day AND night...apart from around 4.00am to 7.30am... where i doze!
 
  • #13
you must be living in a reverse osmosis world, like too many of us. What I would do if I were you is just go to sleep on the job.

(raises head up from desk, wipes drool of cheek) Works for me!

No, seriously it seems more and more people are getting less sleep. I know I've been having car problems, and I've basically been forced to restore a car in less then 2 weeks time so I can continue working. Its been so long since I've had a good nights sleep I've about forgotten what its like to not have dark circles around my eyes. People are starting to think I've become a goth or something.
 
  • #14
reading about this topic makes me sleepy...
 
  • #15
Yeah, I'm always tired too and the PF isn't helping any.
 
  • #16
You go to work at this hour? They must torture you in Amsterdam...
Oh yeah, (slaps self on face), time zones. duh!


Anyway, sleep and food are so mundane compared to, well... nevermind.
 
  • #17
I've been so sleep deprived I look like a racoon. :frown:
 
  • #18
Why is everyone always awake and clanging pans in the kitchen when *I'm* trying to sleep? That's what I want to know.

- Warren
 
  • #19
I think the worst thing (for me at least) is that there is a flood light right next to my window. When it on its like the sun is at my window. When you wake up to a sun blasting through your window at 5 in the morning on the weekend you aren't happy.
 
  • #20
*yawn* I get up at 3:00 am to go to work. The bad part is, I can't fall asleep until 11:00 pm so I end up feeling like this -->[zz)] at 10:00 in the morning. My biological clock makes about as much sense as working the early morning shift Heh. But, such is life... I guess.

BTW - Flood-lights are no fun.
 

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