Understandably by Bill Murphy Jr.

Understandably by Bill Murphy Jr.

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Wake me in 20

Wake me in 20

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Oct 20, 2021
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Last week—no wait, the week before—we did a Friday comment thread asking people about how much sleep they get each night. It was great to see so many responses.

Obviously, this was not a scientific survey, but most of those who replied were members of a pretty well-rested group.

By my count, 19 people gave a range, and 11 of them were in the fairly classic goal area of 7.5 to 8.5 hours per night. (I had to smoosh the data a bit, like if someone said they slept between 7 and 8 hours a night, I just split the difference and called it 7.5 on average.)

Of course, there were some outliers: a couple of people averaging just 4 or 5 hours, and one poor soul who, due to a medical condition, finds himself or herself sleeping between 14 and 20 hours a day.

All in all, though: Good for you.

Personally, I've never understood why some people are so boastful about how little sleep they get. Sleep is a biological need, but you don't hear many CEOs bragging about how rarely they exhale or how seldom they …

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