"I read an article saying not everyone needs 8 hours of sleep!"
"You are gaining weight, not finishing your work, and you had a car accident last week."
"I feel fine on 5 hours of sleep, shut up!"
"You are gaining weight, not finishing your work, and you had a car accident last week."
"I feel fine on 5 hours of sleep, shut up!"
There is imo bias in play tho, the loud "I sleep little" people do so because they picked up that working or playing till night is cool thing to do. Which has little to do with their actual sleep needs. And the bragging has a bit to do with diminished self control due to sleep deprivation.
Meanwhile, people who actually need to sleep less, would just ... sleep less without talking about it or even realizing it, so you will never know.
If they're struggling, occasionally (or more) depressed, unproductive or unmotivated, lack meaningful social interactions... Sleep could be an issue. Or it could be the depression that is in turn causing the sleep and other issues. These things are complex.
> "You are gaining weight, not finishing your work, and you had a car accident last week."
And I have seen this in play. Otherwise smart person coding stupid things, saying stupid things, getting overly emotional and angry over stupid things all the while proudly claiming the 6 hours a night are enough for him.
And blaming everyone and everything for all the problems, just not himself.
And everyone else is unhappy due to consequences. And him unhappy due to constant conflicts he is in that he does not really understands. But like, those were totally not his fault, they were everyone elses fault.
As I explained elsewhere in this thread, after fighting ever-present grogginess for my entire adult life, I switched to a 20 up / 7 down schedule six months ago. My output has doubled, my depression has gone away, I have more energy for exercise and I crave sugar and carbs far less.
You should do what works for you instead of getting upset when something different works incredibly well for me.
@yjftsjthsd-h can't downvote you at all, HN doesn't allow you to downvote replies to your own posts.