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Originally Posted by Erock  Question on the 90 minute sleep cycle thing guys. Do you set your alarm for 90 minutes and then take like 15 minutes to go to sleep or do you set it for 105 minutes to factor in the 15 minutes of time it takes to go to sleep?
Or a better way to word that question: Because it's hard to be exact, is it better to cut a cycle off, or go 5 minutes or so into the next cycle?
Thanks a ton
Erock |
It's closer to the 105 answer, but this will obviously depend on the actual length of your cycle (90 minutes is just an average; everyone varies a little) as well as the time it takes you to get to sleep.
In my case, my cycle length is nearer 80 minutes; and it usually takes 10 minutes or less to get to sleep. I set the alarm for about 100 minutes (so there's a bit of a buffer there, just in case), but I usually wake up before it goes off.
As to the second point, I prefer to go 5 minutes into the next cycle (if there's any deviation at all) - much more refreshing than not quite having enough sleep.