You must have often heard that it is essential for the human body to get 7-8 hours of sleep every day to stay healthy. However, a Japanese man has shocked everyone with claim that he has been sleeping only for 30 minutes a day for the past 12 years. According to the man, this sleep pattern has improved his ‘work efficiency’.
In a report by South China Morning Post (SCMP), Daisuke Hori, a 40-year-old man from Hyogo prefecture in western Japan, claimed that he has trained his brain and body to function normally with minimal sleep.
The entrepreneur loves music, painting, and mechanical design. 12 years ago, Daisuke Hori began reducing his sleep to create more active hours each day and eventually cut his sleep down to 30 to 45 minutes daily.
He also claimed that as long as you do sports or drink coffee an hour before eating, you can stave off drowsiness. The man was also featured on Japan’s Yomiuri TV featured him in a reality show called ‘Will You Go With Me?’. The reality show revealed that Hori once slept for just 26 minutes, woke up feeling energetic, and even managed to hit the gym.
“People who need sustained focus in their work benefit more from high-quality sleep than long sleep. For instance, doctors and firefighters have shorter rest periods but maintain high efficiency,” Hori told the outlet.
According to media report, Hori claims in his resume that he has taught more than 2,100 students to become ‘ultra-short sleepers’. According to the outlet, one of the students even told Yomiuri TV that she was able to cut her sleep from eight hours to just 90 minutes after getting trained by Hori.