Recommended Sleep Duration: How Much Sleep Do You Need?

"When I die, I'll go to sleep." This appears to be a common motto among the world's achievers. Actually, I'm willing to bet that you've heard of at least one really successful somebody who takes great satisfaction in their ability to routinely surpass their goals while only getting three or four hours of sleep each night. 

When life feels too hectic or exciting to even consider interrupting productive wakeful hours to catch up on some Zzzzzs, you may have said something similar yourself. Maybe you can succeed if others are getting by on little sleep. "How much sleep do I need to maintain high-achiever status without snoozing my life away?" is a question you may still have.

Finding your own sweet spot that takes into account your ideal amount of restorative sleep, your present way of living, and your ability to function on a daily basis sustainably is the key to answering this issue. 

In this post, I'll go over a straightforward three-step method for figuring out how much sleep you need to attain the tantalizing but elusive trifecta of happiness, health, and high performance.

How Much Sleep Do You Need?