For a period of about ten years, from 1995 to 2005, I slept about 2 hours per night. I hated it because I was never rested and I had dreams only a couple of times a year.
Anyway, about your sleeping schedule, before the advent of gas lights, people used to go to sleep early. One of the more common patterns of sleep then was what is sometimes referred to as first sleep - second sleep.
Under first sleep, second sleep, one generally wakes up after about three or four hours sleep and then, after an hour or so, goes back to sleep for the rest of the night. For the hour or so they were awake, there were number of different things one might do -- go to the bathroom, eat a snack, think about one's dreams, have sex, read, ... . Some people would apparently sometimes use the opportunity to visit with a neighbor.
I have kind of transitioned into a first sleep, second sleep pattern much of the time, but not always. I rarely sleep more than four hours without waking up for an hour. Of course, with our modern choices, I frequently spend the time on the Internet.
Anyway, about your sleeping schedule, before the advent of gas lights, people used to go to sleep early. One of the more common patterns of sleep then was what is sometimes referred to as first sleep - second sleep.
Under first sleep, second sleep, one generally wakes up after about three or four hours sleep and then, after an hour or so, goes back to sleep for the rest of the night. For the hour or so they were awake, there were number of different things one might do -- go to the bathroom, eat a snack, think about one's dreams, have sex, read, ... . Some people would apparently sometimes use the opportunity to visit with a neighbor.
I have kind of transitioned into a first sleep, second sleep pattern much of the time, but not always. I rarely sleep more than four hours without waking up for an hour. Of course, with our modern choices, I frequently spend the time on the Internet.