While skimming the Internet this afternoon, I found something funny on Google Suggests (you know, the dropdown list of search terms that appears when you’re typing something in the Google searchbox).
I wasn’t looking for anything specific… just something to jog my mind – you know, how to’s. (It’s like Internet information browsing, although the younger generation prefers to call it “surfing.”)
Well, that’s when I ran into this list of questions – answers provided too (I’m nice that way).
How much sleep do I need?
That depends on your age. The rule of thumb is a lot in the beginning and then less with age until you start forgetting things. Then it reverses again. See below for exact hours.
How much sleep do babies need?
Okay, here we go from newborn to preschool: 0-2 mo.: 12-18 hr.; 3-11 mo.: 14-15 hr.: 1-3 yr.: 12-14 hr.; 3-5 yr.: 11-13 hr. Time decreases with age.
How much sleep do children need?
School-age children who are 5 to 10 need 10 to 11 hours.
How much sleep do teenagers need?
Youngsters in their enviable teen years (10-17 – 10? 10?? Who makes these categories anyways?!) need between 8 and 9 hours.
How much sleep do adults need?
And we, the hard working and entirely deserving of uninterrupted R&R, should (and let me emphasize SHOULD) get 7 to 9 hours of sleep. (No, not quite time and sleep or time trying to get to sleep and sleep or just not enough sleep. Just sleep. 7-9. Isn’t that fine?
Source: National Sleep Foundation
How much sleep is too much? (can you believe it??)
Physical side effects of oversleeping include feeling extremely sleepy and groggy all the time. You awake from long blocks of sleep feeling unrested. You may be anxious, have low energy and memory problems. (This could be do to medications, obstructive sleep apnea or depression, etc.)
Clearly, people are clueless (like me) about something we devote about a third of our life to. Does that even rate on the stupid scale? No, not really. I mean we eat to live, and most of us still don’t know how to eat correctly. (Some eat for looks, others for health; still others can’t or won’t; and then there are those who eat, eat, eat – whoops.)