I used to be this way and got a chronic fatiguey thing. I highly recommend that people stick with the 7-8 hours recommended time. Be more wise than I have been, I would say! I wish I had taken better care of my body when I was in my 20s.

Or else, I could just say I envy those who can get away with little sleep. I find it a burden, actually, to sleep. Much rather be learning and doing. :)

I have studied to some degree, the mannerisms of W. Cleon Skousen and Bruce R. McConkie, and you may already know that these men kept massive amounts of personal journals and writings. I believe they both spent little time sleeping, and much time immersed in the scriptures. I also believe they started most of their days in 2-4 A.M. area of time. I personally have felt that there is something significant about 3 A.M. I know as I have grown older that my most productive time spiritually is when I first arise and start doing things.

It may sound strange, but I have always been fascinated by numbers, and one thing I found is that 3 is spelled three and ether is spelled using these same letters. I suppose there is absolutely nothing significant there, but I still believe things are possible without going into the realm of the forbidden. I believe we can all do quite well with 4-6 hours of sound REM sleep if we can get it.

Sometimes I wonder how much more I could accomplish if I didn’t have to sleep for 7.5 (ish) hours each day.

Have you heard of polyphasic sleep? Really interesting stuff. Basically you take 20-30 minute naps every four hours (six times every 24 hours). Instead of sleeping eight hours a day, you end up sleeping about three hours. Your body eventually adapts and learns to drop into REM sleep faster, leaving you just as rested (some people report feeling more rested). There are downsides, of course, but there’s probably no better way to add 35-40 hours to your week.