[zepolen]

I've got a different experience; ~14 hours is the maximum sleep needed to completely recover.

I get by on 2 hours of sleep a night all week and just have an extended 14 hour sleep on Sunday.

I've been doing this for about 3 years now so maybe I'm just used to it.

[oscardelben]

I think this is interesting, I've never heard nothing similar. Do you feel tired during the week? Can you concentrate on difficult tasks that requires attention?

[zepolen]

I feel tired as the day ends, but never that I'm too tired to think stage until just before I'm ready to sleep.

[Retric]

There are several study's which suggest you are shortening your lifespan.

[zepolen]

I am awake 30 hours more a week than on the regular 8 hour sleep. By the time I'm 50, I've have been conscious 5 years longer than most people.

I don't think you'd meet any older person who won't trade 20 of their older years to be 5 years young again.

So while my absolute life span may become lower, I'm living more of it now rather than later; Besides, who knows when you are going to die anyway, could even get hit by a bus tomorrow.

Also the abuse my body is going through, I doubt it will live to a ripe old age, I both smoke and drink and have cancer in my family history. I doubt I'll make it past 50 anyway.