In article ,
"Roger Zoul" wrote:

Luna wrote:
:: In article ,
:: "Roger Zoul" wrote:
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::::: Aside from proper nutrition and exercise, I think the number one
::::: thing most people can do to both improve their health and their
::::: enjoyment of life is this: Get enough sleep!!! This gets
::::: overlooked a lot in our busy lives, but it's so important to
::::: every aspect of health, both physical and emotional.
:::
::: Yeah, but how much is enough....it varies...
:::
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:: You know . . . . enough. People can generally tell when they're
:: getting enough sleep, right? Can't they? I can . . . I just
:: assumed that it was, um, obvious?

I've been able to train myself to use less sleep. Also, I've been through
periods when I felt drowsy even after having lots of sleep. I think a lot
of people assume they can, but that doesn't make it so.



By training yourself to use less sleep, do you mean training yourself to
become accustomed to the effects of not getting enough sleep and learning
how to function through them? If you don't have the side effects then you
obviously _are_ getting enough sleep, it's just less than you thought you
needed. If I don't get enough sleep I get headaches, and a particular type
of ache in my muscles that feels qualitatively different from a workout
ache. I can't quite describe the ache, but I know it when I feel it and I
know what it means, I think the term "bone tired" is apt. I can't imagine
any way of training myself not to get headaches and muscle aches, but
perhaps it could be done. One rule of thumb I read for determining if you
are getting enough sleep is if can you wake up on time without an alarm
clock.

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