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I hate the whole idea of sleeping, seems very wasteful to spend 1/3 of life sleeping.

Last thing before you go to bed, get stuck on a problem. Go to bed. You'll wake up with a solution, and in the meantime get to lay in a comfy bed for hours, and maybe even have some cool dreams. Best brain hack ever.

For me, that usually just leads to insomnia. If I read anything remotely interesting within an hour or so of bed, it takes me a long time to wind down. YMMV.

When I'm stuck during the day, a context change (such as a gym break) often has the same effect though.

Yeah, you have to get stuck enough to give up and want to sleep. Ordinary stuck does just keep you awake.

Why waste it? It's a perfectly valid state of consciousness. Look into dreaming techniques such as lucid dreaming. You might find creative solutions to problems or new ideas to integrate into your waking life.

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