How do some people get by on 3 - 4 hours sleep a night ??

[pocketdooz]

Pretty much what the title asks - how do some people get by on only 3/4/5 hours per night. My boss only sleeps about 4 hours per night (He's in his 30's)

The famous investor Michael Milken used to get by on 3-4 hours max. per night and function perfectly. This is also true of many people I have heard about over the past while whom, I can't remember off-hand.

Is this a natural thing - that some people need less sleep than others. Sometimes when I sleep for 6 hours I feel better and more rested the next day than when I sleep for 8 hours the night before. Why is this ?

A guy I know has recently bought that watch that measures what cycle of sleep you are in and wakes you when you are in a light sleep as opposed to in a heavy sleep. Does anyone know anything about this ?

Thanks for all the help !






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[darling.x]

Hi pocketdooz. I found out about that alarm watch over in the after hours forum.

They are available and theres more info about them on sleeptracker.com

You wear the watch on your wrist going to bed. It monitors your body when you're sleeping and it wakes you up when you're at the end of your sleep cycle.

I beg of you op, would you find out from that guy you know if it works and whether or not he finds it useful. I'm considering on getting one. I have major difficulty getting up in the mornings.

[nyarlothothep]

I envy those people so much! I wish I didn't have to eat. drink or sleep and still function perfectly.

[Puddleduck]

I have no idea how people do this. The other half can live on round 6 hours sleep a night. I need a solid 8 or Im just out of it. Ive been going to bed quite late recently and Im absolutely shattered.

[mental07]

I don't know how they do it. I had a late night on Thursday and another one last night, and I slept until 2pm today as a result!

[Local Goddess]

I don't know how people can get by on only 3 or 4 hours a night, I'd be wrecked! But my ma doesn't go to bed until about 4 in the morning and gets up quite early and she is grand. Its just so hard to concentrate when you don't get enough sleep. I do believe that different amounts of sleep suit different people, the more the better for me

[Diarmey]

I get three hours sleep three nights a week(work in pubs) been doing that for 4 months now my body is so use to it I don't even think about sleeping..on a friday I work 18 hours my body has adjusted to it so much that when I finally got a day off I couldnt sleep till near 6 that night.

[Vero]

hmmm, need my 10h sleep or I'm wrecked

[JordanDC]

Anyone can sleep for a few hours a night if they are willing to eat raw food. Because of reduced digestion times etc. apparently you just sleep for a few hours and thats all you will need (naturally)

If your in Dublin there is a company in markets selling raw food. Details here

[Mc Love]

I hardly got any last night, and i seem fine so far! Also i sleep only about 5-6 hours.

[sc9736]

I need at least 7 hours, tend to go to bed about 9 and read till about 10, then zzzzz, am up about 545 if working that day or 7am if not (I have a hyper 2 year old!!)

[blinding]

One of the most infamous characters that we are told only slept for 4/5 hours is Margaet Thatcher.She did go a bit mental at the end of her period of office thats if she was not always crazy.
I believe that she has alzeimers now.
It would be interesting to know if there is(is not) any connection with dementia/alzeimers and sleeping less than the average.I do not want to worry anyone but Thatcher is one example of where there was less than normal amounts of sleep and we all know how she has ended up.

[gazzer]

For as long as I can remember my mother has gotten by on 4 hours sleep a night (goes to bed at 3 and gets up at 7). I dont know how she does it as I need at least 8 hours sleep or I am wrecked the next day.

[AnnieB82]

I used to think that I needed at least 8-10 hrs sleep ( 12 hrs on weekends!) - then I had a baby. 6 months on, I'm now lucky to get 4 consecutive hours a night, and as much as it pains me, it is possible to survive on it, if you have it. What I wouldn't give for a lie in though!

[Messy Missy]

There's no way I could function properly without at least 7 or 8 hours sleep. I'd rather go without food rather than without sleep.