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> they are widely known to be geniuses or hyper-productive (Nikola Tesla, Elon Musk etc.) I don't buy this. I don't know life of Nikola Tesla, but the recent a

• gbear605 7y ago
  Nikola Tesla was certainly not for not being entirely sane, so that might be evidence there as well.
• Wowfunhappy 7y ago
  Short Sleepers certainly exist, but they're rare. https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/08/415261/after-10-year-search-scientists-find-second-short-sleep-gene https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/08/415261/after-10-year-searc... But I've usually heard of them needing ~4 hours of sleep, not 2.
  • freedomben 6y ago
    I had a teacher in high school that was like this. He got a job as a night checker at the grocery store to help pass the time and make a little extra money. He felt great when getting about 4 hours of sleep. He had researched it quite a bit and after talking to a doctor decided to embrace the extra time. I was always jealous. But yeah I don't buy the 2 hour sleep thing, because according to this teacher it's almost always around 4 hours for people in this boat.