A Gene That Makes You Need Less Sleep? (2014)
Hmmm,  I sleep on average 0-2 hours per day.<p>I&#x27;ve been like this since the day I was born.  I nearly destroyed my family because as a newborn I only slept 1 to 2 hours per day.<p>I&#x27;ve gone as long 11 days without sleep.   At least once per week I go 48 hours without sleeping.    I once did a trade show setup it was a huge booth with a ton of computers we worked round the clock for 6 days.  Everyone else worked in shifts, I stayed the entire 6 days working, i didn&#x27;t sleep for 3 more days, and then I only got 3 hours sleep.  Then went another 5 days without sleeping.<p>The people I worked with always assumed that I was taking cat naps, or sleeping and not knowing it, but that during that show setup everyone realized that I actually don&#x27;t&#x27; sleep, because there was someone with me at all times and I just kept working.<p>I don&#x27;t get sleepy, I don&#x27;t get tired, I&#x27;m just awake, and my performance isn&#x27;t diminished.<p>The only time I sleep is if I&#x27;m really sick.  I had a bad case of the flu one year and I slept for 4 days straight.  I laid down Wednesday late afternoon and woke up Sunday morning.  My wife said I never moved, and since I don&#x27;t sleep she figured that it was probably really important that I stayed asleep.