Sleep Diary

During my analysis of my sleep through a 5 day period, I was slightly surprised to see my total average of sleep hours higher than I expected, however this was mostly because I slept a decent 9.5 hours from Saturday to Sunday. On an average school day I usually sleep later than 12:00 am and don't get adequate sleep to stay energized throughout the day. I found it difficult to stay awake during class time and I had a mild headache from lunch to afternoon. As I only met the necessary average of 8 hours of sleep per night on the weekends, I realized how much sleep debt I had accumulated over a long time. Even on the weekend with sufficient amount of sleep, I was still tired throughout the day and didn't feel as energized as I should with the amount of sleep I had that prior night. This study convicted me to manage my sleep schedule daily and consistently as only getting the normal amount of sleep on weekends will result in large amounts of sleep debt and constant tiredness.