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Also being 23, here's what I get. 

I'd say during the normal work days, I'd get 5-6 hours of sleep, but on days I'd be off I'd get about 7-8.

When I was in college, I got about 4 to 5 hours a night also ... good times.

I'd say the best thing for people our age is about 7 hours of sleep and a good, healthy (non-college) diet.

All the experts seem to agree on 8 hours for the maximum benefits.  But, if you are getting 7 hours or more, that is impressive.  I know if I get less than 7, I am drinking a lot of coffee to make it through the day! 

jxu said…
Even though I sleep more now than I did at college, I feel so much more tired during the day...

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7-8 hours of sleep will do to cope up w/ the very hectic schedule in 1 day..Ü

Always aim for 8 hours that is the best but even 6-8 hours will do you right.

I've heard 7-9 hours is optimal, depending on each person's need, age, etc. Unfortunately, I don't get enough... about 5 hours!

avarage 8 hours is good for everyone..

I dont know, i go to bed about 8-9 on work nights.  Then Ill get up around 7 am.  Thats about 11 hours.  I feel drained.  I get hours, I feel drained.  I get 5 hrs, I feel drained.  My blood is 45% caffine at this point.

Let's see, on an average day i go to sleep around 3am, and then wake up around 11am. So, thats usually 8 hours of sleep. Usually i'll feel refreshed from that, unless i had one heck of a day. (I normally work closing shifts, so that works out well for a night owl like me.)

7.5 hours I heard is perfect. However, supposedly it matters less how many hours you sleep as what part of the sleep cycle you wake up, there's some alarm clocks now being developed that will wake you up at the perfect point in your sleep cycle within a 30 minute range.

How does it know what your optimal sleep cycle is?

I found this that will explain it:

"Studies show that the length of sleep is not what causes us to be refreshed upon waking. The key factor is the number of complete sleep cycles we enjoy. Each sleep cycle contains five distinct phases, which exhibit different brain- wave patterns. For our purposes, it suffices to say that one sleep cycle lasts an average of 90 minutes: 65 minutes of normal, or non-REM (rapid eye movement), sleep; 20 minutes of REM sleep (in which we dream); and a final 5 minutes of non-REM sleep. The REM sleep phases are shorter during earlier cycles (less than 20 minutes) and longer during later ones (more than 20 minutes). If we were to sleep completely naturally, with no alarm clocks or other sleep disturbances, we would wake up, on the average, after a multiple of 90 minutes-for example, after 4 1/2 hours, 6 hours, 7 1/2 hours, or 9 hours, but not after 7 or 8 hours, which are not multiples of 90 minutes. In the period between cycles we are not actually sleeping: it is a sort of twilight zone from which, if we are not disturbed (by light, cold, a full bladder, noise), we move into another 90-minute cycle. A person who sleeps only four cycles (6 hours) will feel more rested than someone who has slept for 8 to 10 hours but who has not been allowed to complete any one cycle because of being awakened before it was completed"

There are alarm clocks that can actually measure where you are on the cycle you where them on your wrist supposdely but they're quite expensive. If I can find an example I'll post it up.

Five hours, whether I need it or not.

I feel smarter already

i am NOT joking...i need 9 or 10. I have been getting 6-7 and i can't function.

You also have to remember depending on your age and activity level, your sleep needs and patterns change.

7-8 hours every night seems to work for me.  Any more than that I have the slows all day long.

6-8 if i get 8 i'm loving life

interesting, im going to play aroudn with some sleep cycles with my alarm clock

That's simple.

Just like store metric numbers, MORE...

Wow, I tried this out for past week, limiting myself to 6, 61/2 hrs and ive been waking up before my alarm even goes off feeling GREAT. I can't believe I found this on a sears.com forum

More sleep is a good thing.

Alarm clocks are very bad.