How to decrease the need for sleep?

pisspoordecisions · 2016-11-05T19:52:54+00:00

Adderall

W_O_M_B_A_T · 2016-11-05T19:53:42+00:00

That seems to be a genetic quirk. For everyone else, getting less than 7 hours or so is pretty unhealthy. It's also very dangerous to drive drowsy. The amount of impairment is similar to being over the legal limit on alcohol. Despite the difficulty in measuring drowsiness, this may account for 20-30% of serious car crashes.

TheInkerman · 2016-11-05T20:01:12+00:00

I wouldn't say I decreased the amount of time I needed to sleep, but the times I had a regular, even strict, sleeping pattern, my wakefulness during the day improved; I had essentially improved the quality of my sleep, if not decreased the time I was asleep. Anecdotally regular exercise I think can also decrease the amount of sleep you need, although not by a significant amount.

The amount of sleep someone needs depends on genes/age. Most people need about 8 hours, any more than 9 and people get drowsy again (my current problem is oversleeping).

900PercentSaltIntake · 2016-11-05T20:03:14+00:00

Sleep is genetic.

You're fucked.

You can train yourself to punch through "sets" of 3 days, where you spend 2 nights sleeping relatively little and then one night sleeping a relatively large amount.

hilogician · 2016-11-05T20:15:48+00:00

Research different sleeping patterns.

aurelius_shrugs · 2016-11-07T21:04:07+00:00

I'd give my left arm for 8 hours of sleep.

TheRedStoic · 2016-11-12T19:36:04+00:00

Sorry OP, that's a genetic outlier.

I sleep 6 hours a day, not even in the same single stretch. Never had a problem, in the top percentile of health and fitness. No issues at all.

I've only met two others like that. It's definitely something you can't train. Just be happy and manage your time efficiently.

Title	How to decrease the need for sleep?
Author	herewegoagaindammi
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Comments	7
Date	November 5, 2016 7:14 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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