This must be why I was suited for long haul coast-to-coast tucking. All my life I've only been able to sleep 5-6 hours a day.
Some of the most productive people in history have been so-called short sleepers. Heres how they operate. (Illustration: Eugenia Loli)
While most people dont function well after an extended stretch of four or fewer hours of sleep a night, there may be a very small percentage who can thrive under these circumstances.
In a landmark 2009 study, researchers discovered a genetic mutation in a mother and daughter who seemed to need much less sleep than the average person the first time any mutation relating to sleep duration had been found (while the sample size wasnt huge, the effect was replicated in mouse and fruit fly studies). A more recent study, by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, revealed a variation in that gene, and other researchers are currently observing the sleep patterns of research participants who claim to function on very little sleep.
Nobody knows exactly how many true short sleepers exist, but estimates put it at one percent of the population. They wake refreshed and energized after just a few hours of sleep, and those who have been studied tend to pack their lives with tasks that they perform well unaided by stimulants or other crutches. For instance, the very productive Thomas Edison may have been a short sleeper. Cells dont sleep, he said in his most quoted anti-sleep rant. Fish swim in the water all night. Even a horse doesnt sleep. A man doesnt need any sleep.
Sleep & why 14 hr.log doesn't work for all drivers.
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