View Poll Results: Did you learn to sleep in after retiring?
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Yep, I sleep quite a bit later than I did during my work years.
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Nope, I’m still up about the same time now, with or without an alarm.
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02-02-2018, 04:21 PM
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#21
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Fair Lawn
Posts: 2,961
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My situation is a tad more detailed. I never sleep late as I've always been an early riser.
In my commuting-w*rk days, 3 days a week I got up at 4:45 AM to get in my morning swim before heading off to the train. I sleep later than that, now.
DW still w*rks, so a couple of days a week she makes enough noise that it wakes me, mostly though I sleep right through,
All that said and done, my normal wake up time is about 6 to 6:15, no different than my pre-ER days.
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02-02-2018, 04:58 PM
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#22
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 370
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I stay up 3+ hours later in the evening than when I worked. Consequently I get up much later; plus tack on an hour for 'sleeping in'. This equates to getting out of bed around around 10:00-11:00 a.m. (sometimes later). This is true except two days every week in the summer when I get up earlier to make it to golf on time.
Did not have to "learn" this. If I could have kept my job and shown up late every morning, I would have done so. I hated having to roll out of bed every morning, when all I really wanted to do was snuggle under the covers.
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02-02-2018, 05:07 PM
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#23
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 12,655
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I did so much rotating shiftwork that I learned to sleep pretty much any time of the day or night.
Still get up early for the gym and shopping. The roads are just too crazy around here; have to time everything carefully so as not to hit the morning/afternoon 4-hour-long "Rush Hours." Saturdays, we don't do anything or go anywhere - that's the day to sleep late (0730).
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02-02-2018, 07:01 PM
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#24
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 4,373
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Used to get up 5:30 for work. Also went to bed earlier because of that. Now I stay up later and sleep in until around 8:00. I always thought I was more of an early bird, but in retirement I have changed to more of a night owl, staying up couple hours later than I used to.
We have dogs, but they are about as lazy as we are in the morning. They will sleep as long as we are. But once we get up they are ready to go.
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02-02-2018, 07:14 PM
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#25
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 526
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Nah. Can't seem to sleep-in past 6am
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02-02-2018, 07:31 PM
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#26
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Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: San Diego
Posts: 14,212
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I have factors that keep me waking up early
1) teenagers that need to get pushed out the door to school.
2) A dog that needs walking.
BUT - instead of being rushed to get the dog walked and get ready for work... I now drop the kids off (at the bus stop) and then head to the beach with the dog. If I need to walk the dog - why not do it on a beautiful beach as the sun is coming up. I am extra tied to the schedule because now I carpool to the beach with a friend who lives right by the bus stop.... so I can't blow it off...
Biggest difference is that even though I'm still getting up early - I'm not stressed.... I have the beach walk to look forward to every morning.
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02-02-2018, 07:49 PM
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#27
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 297
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Still set an alarm at 7:30 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday so I can get to the gym at a reasonable time - which is usually 9:00, so there's time to read the paper and have breakfast. That's about the same time I got up at the end of my working career, since I was working from home - unless I had an early morning meeting with India or US east coast people.
But the other days I sleep until I wake up, and I rarely get to bed before 1 AM, so rarely up before 9:00. I'm naturally a stay up late and sleep late type, and now I can do whatever I feel like doing.
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02-02-2018, 07:57 PM
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#28
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gone traveling
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Berkeley, Denver, CO, USA
Posts: 1,406
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Self employed for 20+ years.
Still working in that position.
Get up when I feel like it. I rely on the beautiful trophy wife to feed the cats.
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02-02-2018, 07:58 PM
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#29
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gone traveling
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: The Deep South Bay
Posts: 744
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I voted no but in actuality I do sleep in, I used to wake up at 3:00 in the morning for work, now I “sleep in” till 5:00
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02-02-2018, 08:24 PM
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#30
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: No fixed abode
Posts: 8,765
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It's hard to say, as my sleep schedule was eff'ed up for over 20 years. I had a regular 8-5 schedule, but was on call and got called pretty much every night, sometimes multiple times. So I might not go into work until noon after a long night. I voted yes, though, since I now sleep through the night. It took me about two years to learn to do it. I still stay up late (2-4 am), and get up between 8 or 9, just to feed the dogs and let them out. Occasionally I go back to bed for an hour or two. Or maybe a late afternoon nap. I definitely sleep longer hours than I did when I worked.
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02-02-2018, 08:45 PM
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#31
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Texas
Posts: 3,024
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When working, I slept whenever I could... on airplanes, trains, in meetings, airline lounges, at my desk. It was a complete blur with jet lag and conference calls from hotels early in the morning and late into the night. I felt like a tortured time traveler.
After 5 years of ER, I still have somewhat weird hours... usually waking up at 1 or 2am, reading or watching TV for a few hours, then sleep again until 7am or so. So it's a hard question to answer... I certainly sleep better than I did during my work years, but it's not what I would call "learning to sleep-in after retiring."
I just thoroughly enjoy the lack of structure and demands on my time. I go through phases of staying up late and watching dumb movies, and phases of going to sleep at 8pm and firing up the table saw at 4am. Life is good.
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02-03-2018, 01:10 AM
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#32
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 5,308
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I sleep much longer. I got up at 11:30 yesterday. I aim to get up around 10:30 but if I don't set an alarm I will get up closer to 11:30.
I go to bed between 2:00 and 3:00 but I have trouble getting to sleep -- lifelong difficulty getting to sleep.
I am far more rested now. When working full time I got up about 8:00 to 8:30. But, even then I went to bed around 2:00 so I was just sleep deprived all the time. Now, it is much better.
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02-03-2018, 01:38 AM
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#33
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 523
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Still a morning person so I don't sleep in but I am finding 20-30 minute afternoon naps to be very refreshing a couple times/week.
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02-03-2018, 01:44 AM
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#34
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Alberta/Ontario/ Arizona
Posts: 3,393
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fishingmn
Still a morning person so I don't sleep in but I am finding 20-30 minute afternoon naps to be very refreshing a couple times/week.
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Agree I often have a 30-40 minute afternoon nap. Am often a little “tired” after a tough workout and lunch.
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02-03-2018, 02:49 AM
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#35
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 812
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Given its 445 AM and I’m posting, I went with still getting up early. Actually, I find I usually sleep about 6-7 hours so up time varies with start time. Most nights I go to bed early. I wasn’t sure whether to count time spent sleeping in my chair before actual bedtime.
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02-03-2018, 04:23 AM
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#36
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: London/UK (dual US/UK citizen)
Posts: 502
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I’ve always been and still am a 4:30 - 21:30 kind of guy. I married a night owl though and I must admit she’s compromised much more than I. ER hasn’t changed the hours.
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02-03-2018, 04:55 AM
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#37
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 55
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Always have been an early riser (no need for alarm clock) and that has not changed. The one thing that has changed in retirement is I avoid scheduling any "out of the house" activities before 9:00 or 10:00 a.m. if I can.
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02-03-2018, 05:23 AM
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#38
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Atlanta Suburb
Posts: 1,499
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I love the mornings. I still get up early without an alarm but it varies from 4:30 to 6:30. On the 4:30 days I usually catch a 15 to 20 minute nap. I sleep 7 to 9 hours. The DW has shifted her schedule. She sleeps to 8:00 most mornings.
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02-03-2018, 07:05 AM
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#39
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Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,372
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One of the best things about retirement is rarely having to set the alarm. For years I was up at 6:30 AM Monday-Friday. Typically now I wake up at 7, but it might be 6, it might be 8. Sometimes I wake up even earlier but the wonderful thing is that if I get tired in the middle of the day due to lack of sleep I can take a nap. Life is good.
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02-03-2018, 07:12 AM
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#40
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 10,930
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That's an easy one. I always got up about 5am when working (even on the weekends) and switched to about 7am almost immediately once I retired. I still go to bed about the same time so that gives me a coupe of more hours of sleep each night, plus a nap or two during the day if I want.
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