February 15th, 2006 by Steve Pavlina 
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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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September 12th, 2006 at 5:15 am
[...] 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. [...]