Everyone is aware of the significance of sleep—those delightful seven to nine hours that keep our bodies running smoothly. However, what if you could survive with just thirty minutes of sleep? That’s the assertion made by a Japanese man who thinks his exceptionally low sleep schedule has increased his productivity at work.
Daisuke Hori, a 40-year-old businessman from Hyogo prefecture in Japan, claims that over the past 12 years, he has trained his body and mind to function on just 30 to 45 minutes of sleep every day.
Hori, who has a strong enthusiasm for mechanical design, music, and painting, started reducing his sleep routine 12 years ago in order to make more time for his varied interests. He eventually settled on his incredibly brief sleep schedule, which he says gives him greater energy and productivity.
According to Hori, “you can stave off drowsiness as long as you do sports or drink coffee an hour before eating” (South China Morning Post, SCMP).
Japanese TV station Yomiuri TV included Hori on their reality show “Will You Go With Me?” because they were curious about his sleep experiment. Hori slept for a mere twenty-six minutes during the show, woke up feeling rejuvenated, and even went to the gym. What’s his success formula? He maintains that even short bursts of high-quality sleep can be more productive than extended stretches of unbroken sleep, particularly for people with high-focus occupations like firefighters and doctors.
According to Hori, “those who require prolonged focus in their work benefit more from high-quality sleep than long sleep.”
Hori has even taught more than 2,100 students to follow his ultra-short sleep philosophy by sharing it with others. After receiving Hori’s instruction, one of his students informed Yomiuri TV that she was only able to sleep for ninety minutes every night instead of eight hours.
Hori may have taken an extreme approach, but he’s not the only one with a peculiar sleep tale. An 80-year-old Vietnamese man named Thai Ngoc asserts in another unprecedented case that he hasn’t slept a wink in more than 60 years. Ngoc claims that after developing a fever in 1962, he was unable to fall asleep. He has tried numerous treatments and sleeping medications, but his sleeplessness has not improved.
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