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jbischke · 03-02-2007, 02:43 PM

I know there's a lot of buzz these days about polyphasic sleep and while I'm not really into that I am interested in things I can do to sleep less and still have the same energy, etc. I definitely know there are things that I can do to require me to sleep more (e.g., eats lots of junk food). Consequently it seems logical that there are things that I can do that will help me sleep less and still function at peak levels. Here are a few things that I think might help:

1. Eat a diet of clean, mostly raw food and either make smoothies or chew food really well - It seems like digestion takes so much energy so if you wolf down a lot of crappy food your body will require more sleep in order to digest all this food.

2. Mediate - An uncluttered mind would result in less stress and probably less need for sleep. On one of Wayne Dyer's programs he talks about one hour of meditation being equal to two hours of sleep (or something like that). Not sure it's that extreme but wouldn't be surprised if advanced meditators need less sleep than most people.

3. Be very passionate about how you spend your days - Throughout my life I find that I sleep less when I'm really excited about what I'm going to be doing the following day. Likewise when I'm feeling stressed about the next day's events or not excited then I tend to stay in bed longer.

I remember hearing on one of Tony Robbins' courses how he sleeps 4-5 hours a night and has boundless energy. Given his diet/fitness/etc. regimen I'm not surprised.

Would love to hear your thoughts...what has helped you to sleep less?

03-02-2007, 02:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
jbischke Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 322	What has helped you sleep less? I know there's a lot of buzz these days about polyphasic sleep and while I'm not really into that I am interested in things I can do to sleep less and still have the same energy, etc. I definitely know there are things that I can do to require me to sleep more (e.g., eats lots of junk food). Consequently it seems logical that there are things that I can do that will help me sleep less and still function at peak levels. Here are a few things that I think might help: 1. Eat a diet of clean, mostly raw food and either make smoothies or chew food really well - It seems like digestion takes so much energy so if you wolf down a lot of crappy food your body will require more sleep in order to digest all this food. 2. Mediate - An uncluttered mind would result in less stress and probably less need for sleep. On one of Wayne Dyer's programs he talks about one hour of meditation being equal to two hours of sleep (or something like that). Not sure it's that extreme but wouldn't be surprised if advanced meditators need less sleep than most people. 3. Be very passionate about how you spend your days - Throughout my life I find that I sleep less when I'm really excited about what I'm going to be doing the following day. Likewise when I'm feeling stressed about the next day's events or not excited then I tend to stay in bed longer. I remember hearing on one of Tony Robbins' courses how he sleeps 4-5 hours a night and has boundless energy. Given his diet/fitness/etc. regimen I'm not surprised. Would love to hear your thoughts...what has helped you to sleep less?