Elon Musk has a horrible sleeping habit, don't follow it!

Tesla CEO and SpaceX - billionaire Elon Musk is a true workaholic. In a recent interview with the New York Times, he said he worked up to 120 hours a week in recent weeks.

Everything would be nothing to say if his body was as good as what he could do.

Musk said since he had malaria in 2001, he had never rested.

"It's no good," Musk answered. "Some friends have come and they also feel sorry".

In fact, Musk said since he had malaria in 2001, he had never rested. He is willing to work 90 hours a week, even pushing up 120 hours when necessary. And with 120h / week, Musk's working day lasts up to 17h.

"There were times when I did not leave the factory within 3-4 days" - Musk shared.

Musk said he did not go out to Tesla headquarters for several days.

This also means that Musk only has a maximum of 7 hours of rest in a day , and it is clear that the time to sleep will be even lower, because he has to eat and do other personal things.

There's no denying what Musk has done. But not getting enough sleep can cause a lot of consequences.

According to CDC (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), an adult should sleep at least 7-8 hours per night. Sleeping more or less, you are at risk for many extremely unpleasant diseases, including dangerous diseases like heart attack, high blood pressure, heart attack .

However, the fact also shows that there are many people (at least in the US) who are not getting enough hours.

What if we follow Elon Musk?

Matthew Walker is a neuroscientist at the University of California (Berkeley, USA). He has long studied the effects of sleep on the human body, and this is what he shared about Musk's sleeping habits.

"The less sleep, the less your life expectancy decreases."

Walker said sleeping just under 6 hours a night can have relatively serious health consequences. Even, some cases are so serious that depriving people of life.

According to him, everyone should aim to sleep 7-8h every night. Walker himself also applies himself the same mode.

When sleeping is not enough, the body will produce less lymphocyte (which is white blood cells). A sleep lasting only 4-5 hours / night will reduce the amount of lymphocytes up to 70%. And that means that bacteria and viruses have a better chance of attacking you.

Little sleep also puts your body at risk. Science has proven that this is linked to Alzheimer's disease, obesity, and stroke. Moreover, the ability to regulate insulin is also low, meaning that it is more difficult for you to absorb sugar, causing diabetes.

Your body can even become a "nest" for cancer. Many studies have shown that sleep is less associated with colon cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer in men.

Of course, not everyone is the same. There are geniuses with bodies designed to sleep less than 6 hours a day and still live well. However, only about 1% of the population is lucky, because they have a gene called BHLHE41 in humans.

It is unclear if Musk has this gene, but this is an extremely rare gene. And obviously if you want to study Musk then it's not a wise job.