Sleep and Academic Success: How Many Hours Do You Really Need?

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The discussion centers on the impact of sleep duration on academic performance, with participants sharing their personal sleep patterns. The consensus indicates that most individuals require between 6 to 9 hours of sleep for optimal cognitive function. Several users noted that chronic sleep deprivation negatively affects mood and clarity of thought, while others emphasized the importance of listening to one's body regarding sleep needs. The conversation also highlights the variability in sleep requirements based on individual circumstances, age, and lifestyle factors.

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How many hrs on average do you sleep?

  • to hell with sleep I will get enough sleep when im dead

    Votes: 3 4.2%

  • 3-4

    Votes: 1 1.4%

  • 4-5

    Votes: 3 4.2%

  • 5-6

    Votes: 16 22.5%

  • 6-7

    Votes: 15 21.1%

  • 7-8

    Votes: 15 21.1%

  • 8-9

    Votes: 10 14.1%

  • 9 and above

    Votes: 8 11.3%
  • Total voters
    71
  • #31
Yeah, college is a sleep sucker. I am finally done with my freshman finals week this Friday, and I'm starting to doubt that I still posses a circadian rhythm...lol.
 
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  • #32
Dr. HappyNuke said:
Yeah, college is a sleep sucker. I am finally done with my freshman finals week this Friday, and I'm starting to doubt that I still posses a circadian rhythm...lol.

oh yes I've said that many times. My circadian rhythm has been left to the play toy of dogs. If you plot "time of night vs. day of week, you'd come up with a scatter plot with a correlation of ~0.2 or less with a cluster around friday and midnight. =]
 
  • #33
djeitnstine said:
oh yes I've said that many times. My circadian rhythm has been left to the play toy of dogs. If you plot "time of night vs. day of week, you'd come up with a scatter plot with a correlation of ~0.2 or less with a cluster around friday and midnight. =]

lol. So you're not a liberal arts major either, I take it? (-:
 
  • #34
Dr. HappyNuke said:
lol. So you're not a liberal arts major either, I take it? (-:

Oh no, if I were a lib arts major I'd be partying 24/7. Engineering major I am.
 
  • #35
Yeah I hear ya, man. The worst thing is when your lib. arts major friends are bragging about their 4.0 when you're pretty happy with your engineering 3-point-something. It's just not fair ><
 
  • #36
Dr. HappyNuke said:
Yeah I hear ya, man. The worst thing is when your lib. arts major friends are bragging about their 4.0 when you're pretty happy with your engineering 3-point-something. It's just not fair ><

Just wait until the business majors are bragging about their $400,000 salary when you thought you were happy with your $60,000 one and are wondering why you were the one busting your butt in college while they were out partying. The one thing I REALLY hope for with the recession is that the business majors are put back in their place.
 
  • #37
Moonbear said:
Just wait until the business majors are bragging about their $400,000 salary when you thought you were happy with your $60,000 one and are wondering why you were the one busting your butt in college while they were out partying. The one thing I REALLY hope for with the recession is that the business majors are put back in their place.

Yeah, apparently business is the "fall back" major at my school; I would hope that all the people I'm thinking about wouldn't make $400,000 per year! The math requirement for business at my school is only through Pre-calc II...but for me it's like diffy-Q LOL. My aunt majored in chemistry, then teaching, and THEN business--and now she's a claims representative at an insurance company. I guess you get what you deserve...engineers should get paid more though. ^^
 
  • #38
Moonbear said:
Just wait until the business majors are bragging about their $400,000 salary when you thought you were happy with your $60,000 one and are wondering why you were the one busting your butt in college while they were out partying. The one thing I REALLY hope for with the recession is that the business majors are put back in their place.

Don't mean to bite back but engineers are for the most part recession proof. While thousands of "business majors" were getting laid off, I was watching ads for wanted engineers all over also demand is projected to grow. ;]

Plus we design things that are awesome. So my lack of sleep does certainly pay off =D
 
  • #39
Moonbear said:
Just wait until the business majors are bragging about their $400,000 salary when you thought you were happy with your $60,000 one and are wondering why you were the one busting your butt in college while they were out partying. The one thing I REALLY hope for with the recession is that the business majors are put back in their place.

Hear, hear!

Especially since I've had to take a 10% pay cut just to keep my job.
 

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