Survey Almost half of all Americans dont wake up feeling rested

Survey Almost half of all Americans don’t wake up feeling rested Survey Almost half of all Americans don’t wake up feeling rested Is seven hours too much to ask for? That’s how much sleep 89% of Americans say they’d like to get every night, according to a YouGov survey of 1,288 adults. Seven hours of shuteye is also how much the Mayo Clinic recommends.But racing thoughts, mysterious noises, kids, pets, and insomnia intervene, and only 59% get that coveted seven hours most nights.Follow Ladders on Flipboard!Follow Ladders’ magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and more!As a result, only 40% of people don’t wake up feeling well-rested. (Apparently, it doesn’t matter what position you sleep in if you’re not getting enough sleep).Getting to sleep and staying asleep is a delicate exercise: 51% of respondents said they were light sleepers, and half said they would like to have total silence as they tried to fall asleep. Recommendation: a white-noise machine.Then there are the people and animals in the bed getting in the way of a good night’s sleep: whil e 54% of marrieds said that they each took up their fair share of the bed, which leaves a little under half of couples with a better half hogging the bed. Still, 56% of married people agreed with the statement that they slept better with their partner in bed with them. (A quarter said this about their pets, while 41% disagreed that Fido improved things at night).Side-sleeping was the most popular position, with 59% snoozing in the fetal position. 14% slept on their stomachs. Interestingly, when broken down by generation, almost a quarter (24%) of Millennials slept on their stomachs â€" while only 15% of Gen X and 8% of Boomers did so. In other data, Millennials have admitted to sleeping with their phones, and two-thirds have said they sleep nude, so perhaps this should come as no surprise.You might also enjoy… New neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happy Strangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds 10 lessons from Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedule that will double your productivity The worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs 10 habits of mentally strong people