How Much Sleep Do People Really Need To Work Productively?

Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2014

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Wed, 16 Jul 2014 Answered on

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Question : How much time a people need to sleep.

Answered by Dr. Manisha Gopal (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
range from 4-8hrs, individual variation

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
If we take normal individual who are healthy at present- they can be divided into short and long sleepers.
Short sleepers- get refreshed both in body and in mind by sleepin for 4-5 hours a day.

Long sleepers- on the other hand are the ones who naturally need to sleep for 7-8/9 hours to feel good and fresh. If they sleep less, they tend to feel lethargic or irritated, may find it difficult to concentrate in work..

So, the normal sleep can range from 4-8 hours.

Hope the reply is useful for you.
Please feel free to ask more questions for clarification.

Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar