[FRIAM] enough sleep?

[glen∈ℂ]

If you’re not sleeping at work, you should be fired
https://theconversation.com/if-youre-not-sleeping-at-work-you-should-be-fired-114006

I'm skeptical of the argument that "we're" not getting enough sleep. Just this morning, after getting plenty of good sleep last night (helped along by some Peruvian chaufa), my exercise performance this morning was terrible ... whereas my "regular" night's sleep of 5 hours produced excellent performance over the last month or so.  Stories aside, by what measure(s) do we judge health, recovery, alertness, engagedness, etc ... the bait presented at the beginning of this article?

Again, just for me, a nap destroys my productivity.  But aperiodic *distractions* seem to improve my productivity.  When I finish the first draft of a report, for example, it's good to go for a bike ride before the 2nd iteration. Taking a nap just makes me sleepy and want to watch TV.  However, when I am well (over?) rested like today, I tend to wax philosophical and am attracted by Deep Thoughts™. So, I can see why the gist of the article would match someone's intuition.  But intuition is not reliable.  The data I keep on, e.g., my weight lifting regimen seems to show that I perform better when I'm consistent, regardless of the amount of sleep I get.  When I get the same amount each and every night, then I perform better.  I don't keep data on my fugues into Deep Thoughts™, though ... maybe I should. 8^)