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I remember being told once that if you sleep 9 hours a day you are a loser, eight hours you are a normal person and 7 hours you can e successful. But if you want to become really successful then 5-6 hours of sleep should be enough and use the rest of the day for useful things.
After trying very hard I believe to sleep less than 7 hours it is total bs. How I regret going through sleep hacking techniques and spending the whole day sleepy and unproductive. According to this article an adult needs 7-9 hours of sleep every night if you are younger than 18 you need more sleep time.
According to the different stages of development, these are the recommended hours of sleep:
- Newborn (0 to 3 months): 14 to 17 hours.
- Babies (4 to 11 months): 12 to 15 hours.
- Children (1-2 years): 11 to 14 hours.
- Preschool (3-5 years): 10 to 13 hours.
- School age (6-13 years): 9 to 11 hours.
- Teens (14 to 17) : 8 to 10 hours.
- Youth (18-25 years): 7 to 9 hours.
- Adults (26-64 years): 7 to 9 hours.
- Seniors (over 65 years): 7 to 8 hours.
These are not the exact hours. So everyone has its own way to determine the number of hours his body needs. But the number of sleep below the recommended hours of sleep can increase the chances of health problems.
These are the main reasons for sleep problems:
Sleep problems can be a result of two main reasons – Stress and Technology.
Stress: Cortisol, also called the ‘stress hormone’ is released by stress. And in the case of increased level of cortisol, it can have a high impact on the feelings of well-being and also hinder restful sleep.
Technology: In order to have a good sleep the body releases melatonin. And the brain cannot release the needed amount of melatonin in the light emitting excessive technological devices. If we are in the dark, we enable the body to release more melatonin, which in presence of the light of televisions, laptop and cell phones is stopped.
