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There's no evidence that 8 cups a day does any good-- I can't find a link, but when the debunking first came out, it turned out that there was no source for the idea that 8 cups a day was worthwhile.
I've found that drinking until it's no longer a pleasure (I generally don't mind the taste of water, though I think Aquafina tastes of plastic) leaves me feeling better than just drinking until I'm not thirsty, and the former takes a good bit more water.
Yup - I also recall that the human sense of thirst is particularly unreliable (though cannot remember the source).
It's definitely less reliable than the sense of hunger - and we all know that that can be faulty.
There's a "dieting trick" that I've heard of whereby if you feel a little like snacking - you should first try drinking a glass of water... because your body can often mistake one for the other.