What is the minimal amount of sleep you can have without harming yourself?

[alor1an]

i take online classes, but they are very strict about how much time you have to complete assignments. i also work from 5- 11 at night. i am trying to factor in exercise with school, but it takes me at least 2 hours to exercise. i would really like to get healthy. any suggestions?

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Thank you to everyone for your responses.

[Spiorad_Aisce]

You could possibly train yourself to need less sleep when assignments are on - Go 4/5 when pressure on then crank up 9/10 sleep sessions when pressure off but important thing is that it is not unhealthy to have little sleep as much as you lose concentration from tiredness and cause an accident.

[alor1an]

well i'm not trying to go super ridiculous. i just don't feel right in my body right now, and i would like to try and get it down to a manageable size. i don't want to screw up class either, because i'm working on my bachelor's right now and this is a hard school.

[Miezko]

I think the minimum is 6 hours.

[Jxpxtxr]

Depends a lot on the individual, but I think 5 hours is the absolute minimum, personally I already feel like a Zombie if I haven't sleep for more than 8 hours.

[karahiri]

probably about 5-6 hours per night for an extended period of time.

[Alan180188]

4 hours in full darkness can make me able to work 20 hours after it, but 8 hours in light doesn't feel enough and always feel tired and doesn't work properly !
fuck street lights and the human owls who keeps their lights on after midnight !!

[ladsin]

I average 5 hours a night and it sucks at first, but you get used to it after a while. According to doctors you're supposed to get around 8 hours a night.

[pervertedjester]

I read an article that said to use the most efficient amount of your day sleep in two hour naps through out it.

[DaddyRollingStone]

You won't be healthy if you aren't sleeping enough. I would say around 5-6 and that's starting to push it.

[akadatank44]

Honestly don't excercise that much. Sleep is more beneficial than exercising.

[Likes2drive]

I think 4 to 5 hours minimal with out hurting yourself

[OrangeBoy]

I need atleat 6 hours.
Less that that and my day is screwed.

[IVoidWarranties]

6 hours! Sleep during the day an Stream at night ( Tom Clancy's The Division )

[FrenchyRomain]

4 hours a nite ;) been doing that for the pas 4 years

[MrAssHat]

i rock about 2 hours a night

[BigBallerSodaPop]

You should get at least 7

[GOLDandGEMS]

physically or mentally or psychologically

[NerdInDenial]

5-6 hours

[bcromartie]

6 hours