What Would You Do With An Extra 7 Hours A Week?

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Early Riser




There are 24 hours in a day. (Duh Diggy, that’s obvious!)

Most people only get to use around 16 of those hours to get things done. If you subtract things like getting dressed, eating and transport, then it’s even less.

Oh yeah, and subtract the 8 hours that you have to work 5 days a week and you’re left with very little time for yourself, especially if you have a partner or a partner and kids to take care of.

Sleep is pretty cool. Personally I love sleeping. If I could then I would sleep 10 hours a day or more.

But why do we need to sleep? Biologically we need to sleep in order to stay alive and function properly but even the best scientists in the world can’t tell you exactly why you need to sleep.

Some people suggest that your muscles need to rest, others say that you mind needs to convert short-term memory into long-term memory and there are all sorts of theories and speculation what happens to body and mind when you sleep.

The bottom line is that you need to sleep or you become exhausted and eventually die. But how long do you need to sleep to be able to function at full speed?

The amount of sleep that you need in order to function 100% (i.e. not be tired, have a lot of energy and will to just be alive and do things) depends on a number of factors like:

1-Stress
If you have a lot of stress in your life, even long periods of sleep will not allow your body and mind to rest properly. The less stress you have, the less you need to sleep in order to feel fully rested

2-Nutrition
The foods you eat play a huge role in your energy levels and health. If you eat an almost raw-food diet, then you will have much more energy and will need far less time asleep every day to function fantastically.

3-Your Habit
You can train your body and mind to adjust to certain habits. If you are used to sleeping 8 hours a day, every single day, then you will feel tired if you get less than that. If you train yourself to sleep less, then you can function just as well, but you need to be used to it.

My good friend Steven Aitchison has created a program called How To Become An Advanced Early Riser.

In this program, Steven explains how he never had enough time, how he was slacking in his work and arriving late, and how this was severely affecting his life to the point where he was about to get fired.

There and then, he decided to change his habits and train himself to get up earlier. Over time, he was able to train his body and mind to do with 1 hour less sleep, and then 2 hours and then even less sleep without feeling tired or losing creativity or energy to get things done.

In fact, he felt more energetic and more excited about life. Imagine having 2 extra hours every single day to use as you please?

You could work on your fitness, meditate, build up a passive income online, become a great writer, learn to play piano or whatever else interests you.

1 extra hour a day is 7 hours a week. 2 extra hours a day is 14 hours a week.
(Yeah I know that is basic math, but think about how many extra hours that gives you every week!)

I didn’t write this post just to get you to buy Steven’s program, I just wanted to make you aware of the possibility that you can make more time for yourself without sacrificing any current activities, and even without feeling tired or grumpy from lack of sleep.

How cool is that?!

That being said, Steven’s Advanced Early Riser Programme is very in-depth and easy to read and apply. If you have $25 to spare, I recommend buying it (Buy Now).










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  • http://www.alexdumitru.com Alex Dumitru

    I don’t like to sleep and I only usually sleep 6-7 hours a night, so I have a few hours more than you every day. On the other side, it doesn’t matter how much time you have, but how you use it :)

    • Diggy

      Well said Alex!

      If you have an 8 hour work day, are you really working 8 hours? Or can you do in 2 hours what you actually do in 8 hours? Time-efficiency is what it comes down to.

      But on the flip-side, if you have a 9-5 job and you need to be present at your work location for those 8 hours, then there is not really much else you can do with that time.

      Thanks for stopping by!

  • http://thompsonland.tk Bryan Thompson

    Excellent post, Diggy. I have three kids under the age of 6. I haven’t slept in years. :)

    Seriously, I have typically done the opposite, as I typically do my best creative work in the late night hours. I still wake up by 6, though sometimes groggy. :)

    I’ve read that Thomas Edison was so focused on his passion that he usually worked well into the night, rising early, and relied only on brief power naps throughout the day. Do you think power naps can be effective?

    • Diggy

      Hey Bryan,
      Yeah I can relate to not sleeping in years. When I was working in my dad’s supermarket I didn’t sleep for 2.5 years, I was just in a permanent mode of tiredness.

      Power naps are really awesome. When I have time i like to sleep for 30 or 60 minutes in the afternoon, and it makes a world of difference. It makes me want to move to Spain where everyone has a siesta after lunch time:)

      Thanks for stopping by!

      • http://thompsonland.tk Bryan Thompson

        Siesta! Yeah, I’d like to implement that in the US. :)

  • Javi

    I found the best you can do to have a day full of energy is going to bed earlier. I became an early riser (6 am) some months ago, and It’s one of the best recent decissions of my life. Therefore, I always try to go to bed before 11pm.

    Cheers!

    • Diggy

      Hey Javi!
      That is a very good point. I read/heard somewhere that the early hours of the night (i.e. 8pm-12pm) count double as to how the rest your mind and body when asleep.

  • http://www.shakeoffthegrind.com Joe Wilner

    Diggy,

    It would be wonderful to have more time in the day, and to furthermore feel more rested. I typically tend to get ample sleep, and utilize the time I have to get things done. Maintaining a high level of energy is the key for me. It’s not as much about time, but more if I can stay energized or not. Steven’s product certainly is intriguing though. Coming from him, I’m sure its a high quality and very helpful program. Thanks!

    • Diggy

      Hey Joe!

      For me the biggest factors are stress and proper nutrition. I can notice it immediately when i eat a lot of junk and processed food, because I will feel a lot more tired and grumpy the whole day as compared to when I eat mostly raw and natural foods.

  • http://evolvedid.com Goran Jovanov

    I especially agree with the nutrition stuff…

    I’m currently experimenting with Paleo diet (avoiding grains and milk product) and I have to say with it I’m able to sleep even less then 7 hours and still wake up fresh, whereas before 9 hours a day weren’t enough.

    My bro also told when he was in Taipai (Taiwan) for one month, by eating domestic food (see food, no milk products) was also able to sleep less and not be tired through out the day…

    Of course other factor play role with sleeping as you mentioned, but it’s something that I’ve been experimenting lately and wanted to share that!

    • Diggy

      Hey Goran!

      I’ve heard of the Paleo diet and I think it’s a great system. Flour and grains are actually rather bad for our bodies, and they are present in so many foods (like cereal and bread).

      I’ve heard some fantastic stories about Asian foods, so I can imagine that your bro had it good living only off that kind of food!

      Thanks for stopping by!
      Have an awesome day!

  • http://www.coupleoncouples.com Graeme

    Interesting article Diggy. I was actually thinking about this the other day, when I heard somebody from the Sedona Method say that we need to sleep so much because we need to escape the emotions that we build up during the day. If you release all of the unconscious processes that are creating emotional tension, then you just. don’t. need. that much sleep.

    • Diggy

      Hey Graeme!

      That sounds interesting too! I have very brief experience with Sedona, and have never actually tried releasing according to Hail’s method. I know Glen and Rishan swear by it and say it’s absolutely awesome.

      What is your experience with it?

  • http://www.stevenaitchison.co.uk/blog Steven Aitchison

    Hey Diggy, great article and thanks so much for featuring my product How to Become an Advanced Early Riser.

    It’s getting great reviews so far and I am so happy you enjoyed it enough to write about it.

    If anybody has any questions at all about getting less sleep, or getting up early please ask and I will answer them here with Diggy.

    • Diggy

      Hey Jonathan,
      THanks for stopping by!

      You created a super product and it was something I wanted to share with my readers:)

  • http://thedropoutkid.com jonathan figaro

    They say the average human being need about 7-8 hours a night. I think this is only for those who aren’t focused enough about there dreams to realize, the more you sleep., the further the desire to be success escapes you. For every time you sleep,you wander into dream mode ans away from action. And action is the only way your thoughts becomes a reality..

    I’m out.

    • Diggy

      Hey Jonathan!
      How are ya?

      Yeah I agree with you, if you sleep too much you tend to become lazy. Train yourself to live with little sleep, be as stress-free as possible and eat healthy and you will have an enormous amount of energy!

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