Sleep Hacks
I went to college with a genius guy, Patrick. He was an overachiever who had scheduled his classes to the max. In order to get his classwork done he trained himself to require less sleep. At the end of one semester he was down to a mere 4 hours of sleep per night and was doing great. He was getting his work done, seemed completely sane, and actually lost a bit of weight. He was looking healthier and seemed sharper.
He did his 4 hours of sleep in one lump per night. I know there is a sleep hack out there (polyphasic sleep) that advocates taking several small powernaps at keypoints during the day. It is quite a bit of training, but I’ve heard the results are successful. I don’t think I have the discipline to do this, nor would my lifestyle support it, but it is intriguing.
In the summer I have no problem getting up early, as long as the sun is up. In the winter, not so much. It is too dark and cold (we’re in Buffalo after all) and it is hard to get out of bed.
I would love to hear some strategies that people have used to make use of hours that we normally spend sleeping. I seem to require 7 hours per night, but would love to shave an hour or two off of this.
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