Im pretty sure...
That the optimum amount of sleepies is 8 hours because your body goes in cycles. Light sleep - deep sleep - light sleep etc, or some such and if you wake up whilst in a deep sleep section then u feel terrible...

If I did my maths right then 12 hours is perfectly in the middle of a deep sleep cycle and that'd be why you felt worse than normal


But I probably heard all that down the pub, seems to work for me though. If I can sleep exactly 8 hours I feel awsome
(Is this a good idea? ... Yes this is definitely a good idea, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:31, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

But the cycle lengths aren't always the same
they differ for different people.

Try measuring when you wake up unprompted, that's the end of a cycle so you've had 1 or 2 cycles probably.

Me, I have 3.5 - 4 hours sleep, get up and feed the cat, go back to bed for another 3-3.5 hours. Seems to work.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:53, Reply)

Ahhh
So its not utter bullshit!
(Is this a good idea? ... Yes this is definitely a good idea, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 16:51, Reply)