Stargazer43 wrote:
theWanderer wrote:
Who knows what awful side effects it might have, even if you could keep someone alive without sleeping
That's why I said "with no ill effects" in my post. I just think it's a cool idea to think about, even if it isn't entirely feasible!
First of all, think about anything you want. I'm not the thought police

and I wouldn't even
want to be...
My point, which I guess I didn't make clear enough, was that sleep seems such a very basic need for every being with a complex brain I'm not sure "with no ill effects" is a goal that is, even theoretically, possible to achieve. At least not if you aim to eliminate sleep altogether.
However, I do see your point, otherwise. I wouldn't mind a fair amount of "extra" time. (Extra time is an oxymoron - I could always find something to fill that time.) And if you could figure out a way to improve the quality of sleep in such a way that less sleeping time was necessary to feel rested and refreshed, I'd gladly write the Nobel Prize committee to nominate you for one.*

I doubt I'd be the only one, either. But - and, again, I'm
not objecting to whatever you choose to think about - personally, I'll limit my speculations and thoughts to a reduced need for sleep rather than its total elimination.
* ETA: In fact, I'd say you'd deserve a Nobel Prize in every category - because by reducing the need for sleep, you'd have made it possible for everyone in every one of those fields to accomplish a lot more...
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