Step 1. Start with 8 ½ hours of sleep. Make sure you get the full 8 ½ hours. No more and no less.
Step 2. The next day, complete the Sleep Optimization Form. This is a simple form to gauge how you feel.
Step 3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for four nights in a row.
Step 4. Reduce your sleep by 30 minutes and start the sleep/test process again for four nights in a row. Keep cutting your sleep in Step 1 by 30 minutes until you reach 7 hours.
Step 5. Analyze the data. Review your Sleep Optimization Form and identify which days you felt the best . If you find that you feel good on 8 ½ hours of sleep, but you also feel good on 7 ½ hours of sleep, you've just saved yourself an hour a night.