Elon Musk, currently the world’s richest person, was once among them , bragging about pulling all-nighters and sleeping under his desk as his electric vehicle company Tesla tried to meet its production goals. He’s since changed his tune, and now aims for at least six hours of sleep per night, he told CNBC last year.
In his youth, Gates was influenced by other entrepreneurs bragging about not needing enough sleep, leading him to believe that “sleep is laziness and unnecessary,” he said on his “Unconfuse Me with Bill Gates” podcast last year.