January 20, 2019
I can sleep when I'm dead!
That saying has been quoted by many famous people.
”I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” – a song from Warren Zevon
”There will be sleeping enough in the grave” – Benjamin Franklin
”You can sleep when you’re dead” – Robert De Niro
”You can sleep when you’re dead. Push on!” – Hector Barbossa to the crew of the HMS Providence in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
What is the “Typical” Amount of Sleep for Highly Productive People?
The average American sleeps 6.8 hours a night according to a 2013 Gallup Poll
There are numerous famously productive people that mimic close to my sleep schedule:
- Elon Musk – 6 Hours
- Barrack Obama – 6 hours
- Richard Branson – 5-6 Hours
- Indra Nooyi – 5 Hours
- Winston Churchill – 5 Hours
- Marissa Mayer – 4-6 Hours
- Thomas Edison – 5 Hours
- Thomas Jefferson – 2 Hours
- Nikolai Tesla – 2-3 Hours
- Leonardo da Vinci – 1.5-2 Hours
You can Read more about the famous productive sleepers at
How Do Successful People’s Sleep Patterns Compare To The Average American?
How Much Do I Sleep?
I sleep typically 4-6 hours a night. I work 40-50 hours a week in my full time job, 10-80 hours a week on my side hustle/Blog, and am a parent of a 1 year old, 2 year old, and 7 year old. Needless to say this does not leave me much time for any hobbies with all freetime devoted to my wife and kids.
I choose to work like no one else, so I can become financially independent, retire early, pay for my children’s college, and leave a legacy for my family.
How do I do it, well I have a few things that help me push through the tough, long hours of the day like my 8 O’Clock Coffee, Mio energy and Energy shots.
This living on less than the recommended Sleep helped me achieve a personal record of making over $70,000 last year doing my side consulting business.
