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Polyphasic Sleep Put to Shame

February 15th, 2006 by Steve Pavlina          Email this article to a friend Email this article to a friend

Just when I thought polyphasic sleep was the ultimate way to sleep…  I find an article about a man in Vietnam who hasn’t slept a wink in 33 years:

Vietnam Man Handles Three Decades Without Sleep (via)

Apparently 64-year old Thai Ngoc had a fever in 1973, and after that he never went to sleep again, not even for a quick nap.  Plus he’s been in excellent health the whole time.  Now that’s a true uberman!

Back to the drawing board…  I guess I’m still a bear after all.

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One Response to “Polyphasic Sleep Put to Shame”

  1. Here is a new sleeping pattern: don’t sleep for a few decades!! « Snoozester Sleep Blog Says:

    […] Here is someone who doesn’t need Snoozester to wake him up! Thai Ngoc hasn’t slept in over 3 decades. “Sixty-four-year-old Thai Ngoc, known as Hai Ngoc, said he could not sleep at night after getting a fever in 1973, and has counted infinite numbers of sheep during more than 11,700 consecutive sleepless nights.” What’s interesting is that he is pretty healthy and normal! Steve Pavlina has a post about this guy too. […]



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