Is Eight Hours too Much Sleep?

Are eight hours too much to time for sleeping? Do you have trouble with the amount of sleep you get? Do you feel well rest with eight or fewer hours in the night? Maybe you need more. I’ve heard from people or read in articles about how getting the standard amount of sleep is eight, but ever feel more tired sleeping that long and not as productive throughout the day?

I made a little trail on myself to find if the eight hours was enough or too much for a weekend. Friday night, I set my alarm for eight hours from the time I estimated when I fall asleep. After that night, I found myself seemly to have gotten too much sleep and more tired than when I went to bed. Then the next night, I set my alarm for seven hours and woke the following day surprisingly fully rested. I wasn’t tired like I overslept and was more ready for a productive day. Since I’ve been waking up within seven hours, I find myself getting up earlier than before and having more time to relax or get more done before work.

How I set my alarm each night: Before it was frustrating to set the right time, I wanted to wake up because I tended to open my eyes way before the sound went off. Resulting in either go back to sleep or getting up both making me feel not rested. I couldn’t find a way until I tried setting the time fifteen to twenty minutes past when I wanted to get up, and boy did it surprise me. I started feeling refresh, fully rested of excellent night sleep, which in turn made me want to get out of bed complete my daily routine and other goals I set for myself like a boss for the day.

So is eights too much for you to be able to function the next day? It’s easy to tell based on your energy level to accomplish your to-do list. We all have a to-do list or a routine to get done for the day, but how much of it ever get done? These tips of only sleeping seven hours a night and setting my alarm fifteen-twenty minutes past my desired wake up time have helped me be the BOSS of my day. That leads to a feeling of accomplished every day, even on my days when I seem not willing to do anything.

Here is a breakdown list to figure out your hours to full night sleep:

1. Try tracking your hours of sleep and journal or note how you feel the next morning.
2. If you tend to wake before your alarm and once you find the right amount of hours set your alarm 15 or 20 minutes past the time, you wish to wake up.
3. Guess how long it takes you to fall asleep. If having trouble sleeping, try finding ways to help you fall asleep faster to get the full rested sleep.

*Watch out on Wednesday for my tips for falling asleep.