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The amount of sleep you need each day will change over the course of your life. Although sleep needs vary from person to person, the chart below shows general recommendations for different age groups. This table reflects recent American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) recommendations that the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has endorsed.   Age Recommended Amount of Sleep Infants aged 4-12 months 12-16 hours a day (including naps) Children aged 1-2 years 11-14 hours a day (including naps) Children aged 3-5 years 10-13 hours a day (including naps) Children aged 6-12 years 9-12 hours a day Teens aged 13-18 years 8-10 hours a day Adults aged 18 years or older 7–8 hours a day If you routinely lose sleep or choose to sleep less than needed, the sleep loss adds up. The total sleep lost is called your sleep debt. For example, if you lose 2 hours of sleep each night, you'll have a sleep debt of 14 hours after a week. Some people nap as a way to deal with sleepine...

Yes I agree that 7 to 8 hours of sleep is necessary for a busy man, but that sleep should be very healthy sleep, if we can get 4 hours of Healthy sleep, then we do not need to sleep 8 hours. Thomas Alva Edison : Edison was known to sleep very little. He worked tirelessly for days, only to crash afterward and sleep for long stretches, sometimes longer than a day. 2.  Nikola Tesla He slept for less then 2 hours a day. And many more Great people's are there who slept for less then 4 hours. Come Back to me: When i go to bed for sleep i fall in sleep with in 2 minute and full of dreaming when I wake up I just realize that I sleep more hours but actually sleep for 4 hours. And feel like fresh. Research says when you are dreaming that the best sleep you taken. And when i sleep for 3 hours in night or 20 minutes nap in day dreams are there. I know my English is sh*t . sorry Bit this is my real life experience. I,m doing this for last 3 months i guess. So if u wa...