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by bartonfink 5715 days ago
Assuming average sleep quality, I feel that I need 6 hours if I'm going to be productive for a full day. I can do that for a 5 day period (e.g. Mon-Fri) but I'm going to need to get at least 8 hours the next day (e.g. Sat) to pay back some of the sleep debt.

Oddly, my sense of alertness during the day has less to do with the sleep I've gotten and more to do with whether I was able to shower, brush my teeth/hair and get properly dressed. Sleep has more to do with how long I can keep going before I crash, but if I can put myself together I feel I can operate at 100% efficiency until that point.