What is the minimum sleep time?

[mazhar]

Hi, I sleep a lot.
But now i have decided that i'd reduce my sleep to the least i can.
Please give me some advice what should be the daily minimum slaap time.
Thanks.

[Sam988]

It varies from person to person; some need 9 hours a night while others need only 4 hours.


Steve's last article deals with this issue:

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/200...totally-alert/

[Brutha]

There was a cancer study which 1.000.000+ participants that found that people who sleep six hours had the lowest risk of dying in during the period the observed.

There is some reasoning that lets a few people on the net assume that you can get lower than that if you take naps.

[ella]

I used to *need* 9.

Now I sleep on average 6 - 7.25 hours a day and feel great!

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Brutha

There was a cancer study which 1.000.000+ participants that found that people who sleep six hours had the lowest risk of dying in during the period the observed.

Yes, but it may have nothing to do with the sleep itself. It may have been that those who slept only 6 hrs sleep did so because they were very lively people who worked hard and kept themselves fit. The 6 hours sleep could be a red herring. I know loads of slobs who work in my industry who drink way too much, eat cr@p and fall asleep on the couch around 2 am and are still in work next day at the given hour.

I could bet my house that they WILL develop cancer at a higher rate then the average, evn though they average 6 hours sleep.