mmmmtorque said:
hmmm...4 month old that is teething...he also gets up between 5:00 and 6:00am
every morning
Get about 4hrs max for the past several months...I'm sure there are a few other parents in the same boat...either way...I have always been the first to the party and the last to go home.
Like it was said...sleep when you're dead
Hey Guys,
I don't mean to be contentious or nasty in any way..... I know that I'm quite a bit older than some members and that my schedule is not as rigorous. But I most heartily and strongly disagree with the tenor of "I'll sleep when I'm dead" or any such "Sleep is a waste of time" opinions that may pervade the mindsets of younger folks.....
True, my situation is different from most and affords me certain so called "luxuries" which may SEEM to be unavailable to most working folks...especially those with familes.....
My opinion is that sleep rules.:rock: I find it to be extremely rejuvenating and essential to both sharpness of mind, physical agility and creativity.... For those who poo poo this notion or may suggest that it's merely my opinion, I'd like to draw your attention to the words of learned, erudite doctors and professors on the subject of adequate sleep...
Here they are:
Benefits of sleep:
Research by Cornell psychology professor James B. Maas shows that if you get less than eight hours of sleep a night, you are operating impaired; your alertness, productivity and creativity, and general health are all affected.
Hoping to reach those who missed his award-winning documentaries on public television, the sleep seminars and keynote addresses for corporations or his introductory psychology class at Cornell, Maas has compiled his findings and advice in a new book, Power Sleep: The Revolutionary Program that Prepares Your Mind for Peak Performance (Villard, 1998). The book details the enormous costs to individuals and society of sleep deprivation, then explains the "architecture and functions" of sleep and offers a practical guide to balancing a personal sleep budget while coping with those who can't. One-third of all Americans get six hours of sleep a night or less when they should be getting nine or 10.
"If we can get people sleeping eight hours, that would be wonderful, although still not optimal," Maas said and explained the significance of that number. "Between the seventh and eighth hour is when we get almost an hour of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, the time when the mind repairs itself, grows new connections and puts it all together. REM sleep occurs about every 90 minutes, and the periods of REM sleep get longer as the night progresses. If you’re a six-hour sleeper, you’re missing that last, important opportunity to repair and to prepare for the coming day."
I was specifically drawn to the words "mind........grows new connections" . If sleep actually does grow new connections in the brain as the doctor sez.... Then it would seem logical that greater mental acuities would result..... That's for me....
SD
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