sladerunner69
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Lately I've just been swamped with school work and my couple of side jobs. My daily life now involves studying at the library to driving around on work assignments and then home to watch a little tv and fall asleep. I don't like not having enough time to read this forum, read my fun books, paint wargame miniatures, workout, clean my car... it's as if there are just not enough waking hours in the day. I know, what if I do what all men of immeasurable and legendary genius have done before me, and cutback on sleep! This is actually quite common among very succesful and accomplished people throughout history, from Marget Thatcher only sleeping 5 horus a night, to Leonardo Davinci who reportedly didn't sleep for many hours at a time and only took naps. Timothy Ferris in the 4-hour body claims that using the "uberman" sleep schedule you can take 6, 20 minute powernaps and achieve just as much deepwave REM sleep as a normal person. Sure you are missing out on all the low wave non-REM sleep but there is evidence to suggest that not much of this is necessary. And Ray Peat has even stated tha the primary function of sleep is to minimize the stress of darkness- I'm starting to become convinced that I am wasting hours of my life that could be spent being productive just to gain some sueless non-REM sleep hours.
Im going to start with 4.5 hours core sleep, with 2x20 minute naps spread evenly throughout the day.
Anyone have experience with this? Recommendations? Words of Warning?
Im going to start with 4.5 hours core sleep, with 2x20 minute naps spread evenly throughout the day.
Anyone have experience with this? Recommendations? Words of Warning?