A Twitter thread by DR22 Ω 🦾

Jul 29, 2022 · 15 mins read

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You have been FOOLED into thinking you need 8 hours of sleep every night. WRONG. Here’s how to sleep less and do more. THREAD. https://t.co/aGA1qGInLO

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First order of business: I predict this will attract a TON of hate. People calling it reckless, unsafe, unsustainable… bla bla bla. Allow me to make this abundantly clear: we don’t care. I’m not writing it for losers. I’m writing it for those of us who see the potential here.

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This thread will comprise of THREE main sections: 1. Why 8 hrs sleep is a meme for most, and how to reduce the amount your body needs 2. How to tap into sleep deprivation intelligently to unlock a super state of hyper-creativity 3. Recovery Without further ado, let’s dig in.

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DO YOU ACTUALLY NEED 8 HOURS SLEEP? Look, I’ll be honest with you: It depends. There isn’t a clear cut answer to this question. Some people need more, some need less. It all depends on how much damage YOUR body is taking. To say EVERYONE needs 8 hours is INSANE.

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The 8 hour prescription is just as baseless, and just as absent of logic, as saying: “Everyone needs to eat 2,500 calories.” For some, that will make them gain weight. While for others, they will lose weight. There is no such thing as a 1-size-fits-all prescription for sleep.

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Unless you are an athlete - many of you reading right now, are actually sleeping FAR MORE than your body ACTUALLY needs. Excessive sleeping = an indication of depression. You know this to be true because we've all experienced those days where we didn't want to get out of bed.

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Which brings us to the MOST CRUCIAL point in this entire thread: The PRIMARY driver of this is: PURPOSE. Inducing sleep deprivation simply for the sake of it, is not only extremely difficult, but pointless. You will have the best results when you do it for a meaningful REASON.

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DISCLAIMER: THE PROPER APPLICATION AND USE OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION AS A TOOL, WILL UNLOCK + SHOW U, PREVIOUSLY UNCHARTED LEVELS OF CREATIVITY, DRIVE, AND INTELLIGENCE. YOU WILL SEE BEST RESULTS WHEN THIS IS NEW FOUND STATE OF HYPER-LUCIDITY IS POURED INTO ACHIEVING A SPECIFIC AIM.

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Before we discuss strategies & mechanics, let’s take a look at what sleep is actually FOR: Primarily, sleep achieves two things: 1. Consolidates learning + subconscious processing 2. Repairs muscles, heals damage, clears brain debris We will be concentrating on #2 exclusively.

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During the day, anytime we use our brain cells, they excrete waste products. They literally poop. THE MAIN REASON we sleep is to clear this. Understanding this, it makes logical & intuitive sense that: The less poop (and damage) we have = the less sleep you need Got it? Good.

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