The brain needs sleep…but it’s possible to get too much sleep (read the research on this) which is bad for your metabolism and cardiopulmonary system. More importantly, not all people need the same amount of sleep. The 8-9 hours of sleep per night recommendation is outdated and not supported by research to be applicable to all people. If left to my own devices I will always fall asleep at 3-4am and rarely sleep over 7 hours even in the absence of an alarm. When I’m tired, I sleep more but I don’t stick with what is believed to be true (that everyone needs 8-9 hrs of sleep) when I know it’s not true for myself.

There is a long history of people who’ve been able to push hard and not listen to the ‘common sense’ wisdom of taking it easy, sleeping 8 hours a night, not multi-tasking, etc.

Nightowls:

Winston Churchill,
Fran Lebowitz,
James Joyce,
Elvis Presley,
etc

The list of those who sleep less than 5 hours per night is even longer:
Jay Leno
Michelangelo
Florence Nightingale
Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
Martha Stewart
Margaret Thatcher
Leonardo DaVinci
Bill Clinton
Michaelangelo
Napoleon Bonaparte

Multi-tasking – are you really productive? Are you really performing as well as you think? http://tinyurl.com/yajb5vw I can’t post a PDF, but if you click to see the PDF, you’ll see your brain has things happening and what is happening may not be as good as what you are indicating.

Your brain needs sleep.. need I say more?

Overload your schedule?? Mike… why?

As I read this, I have this odd feeling that you are addicted to whatever happens in your body as a response to always being stimulated with something.

The only reason I am responding is because 1) you are young and 2) what will your future hold as you age? Are you going to age with class where you are still in the game when you are 60 or 65 and still able to live life to the fullest OR will your health and body be ready for the junkyard? Pause to consider the benefits of being as productive as you are suggesting with the potential future consequences.