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Wake me up when I can get the short sleep genes :-)
by foota 3y ago
Wake me up when I can get the short sleep genes :-)
- iamthejuan 3y agoI remember an Asian man who never sleeps for already decades without affecting his health. In his case, he was not born a non sleeper but developed probably due to a traumatic experience. There are videos about him in Youtube if you are interested.
- haraball 3y agoThey recently discovered the gene for shyness. It was hiding behind two other genes.
- nharada 3y agoAt this point I'll settle for the "good sleep" genes
- foota 3y agoIf it wasn't clear, this is actually a real thing. See e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familial_natural_short_sleep https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familial_natural_short_sleep (of course whether it would actually be possible to just pick this up via gene therapy is untested, and I think gene therapies are hard in the brain because of the blood-brain barrier). One of my roommates in college had this and was able to get by fine with 5 hours of sleep a night, I was always envious.
- airstrike 3y ago"Various famous/historical individuals have been known to sleep for 4 hours or less across human history, these include:[75][76][12][77][78][79] * Barack Obama * Donald Trump * Thomas Alva Edison * Mozart * Martha Stewart * Elon Musk * Jim Cramer * Margaret Thatcher * Nikola Tesla * Tom Ford * Kelly Ripa" LMAO what a list!
- beAbU 3y agoI wonder how many in that list are individuals with the gene anomaly mentioned in the article, and how many simply perpetuate the "successful people work more and sleep less" meme. And how many are just straight up lying to trump up their public image. A few names come to mind.
- Janicc 3y agoOr how many of them don't function as well as they think they do and would really benefit from a healthier lifestyle.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoOr how many of them are just enjoying a steady supply of stimulant meds without having to show the prescription for them.
- heyoni 3y agoTrump’s doctor prescribed him adderall and probably testosterone while Elon musk is known for taking ambien with wine and fat reducing shots. That’s just the public stuff. Bill Gates is getting weekly IV’s of fluids and vitamins (see his Netflix special). It would be naive to assume these people aren’t taking everything under the sun while being closely monitored for side effects in order to stay productive and monitor their vast empires.
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- wavemode 3y agoMy whole life I've been very well-rested on 6 hours of sleep. Only recently learned it was a genetic anomaly.
- cplusplusfellow 3y agoI’ll take the non/MPB genes.
- sasaf5 3y agoAlso the non BO gene!
- RobotToaster 3y agoI'd settle for the Myostatin[0] deficiency gene [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myostatin#Mutations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myostatin#Mutations