>>>I read till I go over the same section again and again, then realise I haven't taken it in. Then I put down the book and drop off immediately. Otherwise I'm a life-long semi-insomniac. I'm more or less indefatiguable.
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>>Some people like my sister in-law need 5-6 hours sleep. My wife, if she can get it will sleep for 10 hours. When I was a teenager I could sleep for 12-14 hours.
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>I read recently that people who get 5-6 hrs sleep live longer than those who get 10-12. I'm certainly living longer than I ever have.

I read that they are awake more too.