I thought you need *less* sleep as you get older.

[madbaker]

Waaaay back in my undergrad days, I can remember plenty of nights where I got four hours of sleep or less.

I'd still wake up around 6 AM, because that's when my body would start regardless of when I got to sleep. I'd be tired, but I could shrug it off and function.

These days? If I get less than six hours' sleep, I'm hosed for more than half the work day.
I mention this because I've been a zombie all freakin' week. I got to bed a bit late Monday (9:30) but all the other nights I've gone to bed on time.

Maybe I should pull a Pete Puma tonight and hit myself over the head repeatedly so I'm passed out all weekend.

Edited to add: And Congress (the opposite of Progress) wants to extend Daylight Savings by four months? So it's even harder for me to catch up on sleep? Bite me.

What I'm reading: John Schulian, Twilight of the Long-Ball Gods (Which is really, really good. Baseball fans, go read this.)

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[spiderdust.livejournal.com]

From what I've been reading, it's not that you need less sleep when you get older, but that your body produces less melatonin.

You should read Sleep, Sugar, and Survival by T.S. Wiley. According to the book (and numerous studies), Americans as a whole are extremely sleep deprived.