Tucson, AZ · Member since 2017 · 96 posts · 58 votes
Just out of curiosity, how many hours of sleep do you get a night? How many do you think you need?
I love my sleep, but after reading the Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod, my entire philosophy on sleep has changed, and I now need 7 hours (vs 8 Hours) of sleep to be fully functional (Not groggy). I noticed I tend to sleep in more when the motivation to wake up is less than the urge to snuggle and snooze. So that's why after implementing the Miracle Morning Routine, I seem to feel less of a need to sleep in.
I usually sleep 4-6 hours a day. I work the graveyard shift and have been on this shift for many years. It really screws up my sleep during the week and on the weekends. It's even worse when we have a house we're working on or trying to rent. My stress level goes up and my sleep amount goes down.
I try to get 5-6 hours on weekdays and 7-8 on weekends.
Part of my issue has been that I work 11-12 hours a day, I work out at the gym every day, and I am trying to maintain a healthy relationship with my fiancé. I made the decision to sacrifice sleep, at least on weekdays, in order to accomplish my personal goals.
I don't know man that whole miracle morning thing seemed way too fluffy to me... Just like Bigger Pockets does half the time. (Not that I haven't learned a ton from Bigger Pockets.)
Real estate is a finance and leverage game and finance people don't sleep enough haha..
I absolutely discount the fluffy cartoon-like messages you get through so many channels these days. This stuff should be boring but lucrative. Half of the "real estate" books out there are written at a 4th grade reading level.
Some of the biggest players running their own portfolios are ex-investment bankers and to them everything is about finance, accounting and debt placement strategies. (You know, ROI, cap rates, value creation, NOI and capital raising.)
You don't need sleep to do any of that exceedingly well. How do I know? Because investment bankers work 100 weeks which means you can sleep when you're dead haha
My daily schedule is bed at 9:00, 2-3 hours of reading and writing and up at 5:00. My schedule is so consistent that I haven't set my alarm clock in 15 years.
I find I go in cycles that last several weeks or months. Typical will be 7-8 hrs/night, but once or twice a year I can go on a binge where I'm getting 6-7. It usually happens along with a spurt of personal growth, such as staying up late reading some good books or working on some new project. But, I always go back to more sleep eventually.
I get 6 hours, +/- an hour, seven days a week. I've been trying to get more because my wife and parents keep telling me it isn't healthy, but I can't sleep for more than that unless I'm sick or something. I probably cross the 8 hour mark maybe one or two times a year.
Ultimately it comes down to what you need & can function on. Just like eggs, fats, sex and wine...experts have loads of differing advise.
I function on 4-5hrs a nite - not cause I love to work...that's all I seem to need & can usually out perform the Road Runner. Like Mother Nature - your system will balance things out.
Good luck
BB
We just had our second baby, so we sleep when we can and it is not enough!
Pre-babies, I competed in long-distance triathlon and I needed 8 hours minimum to recover from brutal training sessions and to be fresh for the next one the following day.
Roughly 6 hrs, but definitely no more than that. Everybody is different and functions at their own pace though. I do know I wake up @ 5 every morning, so it’s on me if I don’t hit the bed in good time the night before.
After going to a neurologist due to symptoms of sleep deprivation, that I learned was caused by sleep apnea (which apparently is pretty common) I made some major changes. And btw, sleep apnea is no joke. It can lead to other health problems like heart attacks, strokes, etc....which coincidentally all happened to be a cause of death for many of my older relatives, so needless to say I made a point take the advice to do everything necessary to treat it.
So in terms of time...I made a change to go for 7 hours ideally every night. That's what was suggested, along with other sleeping suggestions like not eating before sleep, avoiding alcohol, staying off electronics right before bed. Also adding exercise into your regiment does wonders.
Tim Ferris also does a great job on his podcast asking the majority of his guests their morning routine. Highly recommend it.