Staying both mentally and physically healthy means getting at least 7-8 hours of sleep each night; for not getting the proper sleep with lead to both short and long term consequences.

On the contrary, there are some benefits of cutting down the hours of sleep, especially for all the ambitious and creative individuals out there.

1) You Get More Work Done

Spending at least one or two more hours at night getting certain tasks accomplished, will lead for you to enjoy more relaxed activities during the day. Plus, the goals one wishes to pursue in their career, might get accomplished 2x, 3x, maybe 10x faster.

2) Creative Juices Rise

According to recent study made by Mareike Wietha and Rose Zacks, the best time to create is during our most groggiest and quite honestly, least optimal times. The unconscious reaches a level that can be quite difficult to reach when surrounded by every day activities.

3) You get more time to do the things you usually don't have time for...

Whether that be dancing, working out, finding new music, or exploring something new in the world, it most likely will be worth it.

4) No Nightmares

There are five stages of sleep. The higher the stage, the more sleep time it takes to get to level.

Luckily, if one has less time to sleep, the less chance of getting into an intense dream state decrease. This could involve some pretty messed up nightmares which can affect you and roam your mind for the rest of the next day.