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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5:Why is it that I can feel deathly tired by 8pm some nights and yet here I am at 7am with no sleep yet feeling just fine?

I searched for my question but couldn't find it, if it's been posted before just post the link in the comments.
gpt
Basically, your sleepiness level isn't caused simply by the amount of sleep you had, nor the time spent without sleeping.

Your brain follows the circadian cycle. Basically, it wants to sleep every 1h30, if it's dark, if you usually fall alseep at this hour, and if you accumulated enough sleep hormones during the day.

More light will make it harder to sleep (computer screen, night shifts).  
Changing your sleep schedule every day will fuck you up, and reduce your sleep quality.  
Sleepiness wave will hit you at regular intervals.  
Sleeping until 2pm will make it harder to fall asleep at 11pm.  
Having short night over the week will gradually increase sleep hormones in your brain, until you can't work anymore.