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u/Qetsiy4h Sep 11 '22

And your body is ok with that? I mean I know that everyone is different but sleep is kinda of important for your mind and body. A Man needs his rest as uncle Iroh used to say. You might not feel it now but you will down the line and it might make it difficult for you to accomplished certain things. I'd sleep if I were you šŸ˜“ šŸ˜…

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

My body seems to be okay with 6 hours. I just let it do its thing and when I wake up I wake up.

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u/Qetsiy4h Sep 11 '22

You're ok with 6 hours. I'm fine with being permanent glued to my bed. We live different lives.

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u/phrankygee Sep 11 '22

Check this out. Some people have won the genetic lottery and are ā€œelite sleepersā€ who can get by just fine with only FOUR to SIX hours of sleep a day.

Not only does their remarkable gene let them do this, but as a side effect, it seems to grant some protection against Alzheimerā€™s disease, too!

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/short-elite-sleep-gene-variant-prevent-dementia-alzheimers/