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[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 23 points 2 days ago

"I only sleep for 2 to 4 hours a night"

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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’ve known two people that sleep very little. One was a guy from google that managed a team and also taught and did other stuff.

I was doing the math and it didn’t make sense so I asked him about it and he said that he only slept 5 hours a day and it’s stressful on his family life, and that his dr keeps telling him it’s not healthy.

The other person was someone that ran the company I worked for. I could tell by the remote access logs that he was going inactive around 2am and then would be back on by 6am. It didn’t seem possible and as a security concern I talked to him about it. He said that he barely sleeps. I verified it by talking to his assistants.

Both of these people were extremely successful in their careers. I think it’s some sort of OCD that they’ve harnessed.

[–] grandcthulhu@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

If it’s since childhood or adolescence, it’s likely genetic. Short Sleeper Syndrome.

[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 days ago

She's so creepy

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Oh so she's crazy for multiple reasons.

[–] Blueoaky@mander.xyz 12 points 2 days ago

Hope she can make good decisions when sleep deprived

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There are people who can do this, I've known some. It's probably genetic, and some people vary in the other direction.

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 8 points 2 days ago

I’m definitely on the other end of the spectrum! 8 hours is a normal day, 10-12 possible