Paul Kern: The Man Who Did Not Sleep For 40 Years!
And how he adjusted his 24-hour daily routine
Paul Kern was a Hungarian soldier who served during WWI. During the war in 1915, he got hit by a Russian bullet. He was at once taken to the Lemberg Hospital for treatment.
The bullet had gone through Paul’s head. After a successful surgery, it got removed. And from the moment he opened his eyes on the hospital bed, he lived awake ever after.
An average human spends 26 hours sleeping and seven hours trying to sleep — a total of 33 hours in bed. And a good night’s sleep is always on a checklist for people who are successful and happy in their lives. But Paul Kern did not sleep a wink for 4 decades!
Kern’s Adjustment to Normal Life
Severe insomnia has many chronic effects on life if not prevented. It causes hallucinations, severe depression even personality changes. But somehow it did not affect Paul so.
He pretty much had a normal life. The only problem was that he had extra hours to remain awake. In The Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895–1954), under the headline DOCTORS BAFFLED|MAN WHO NEVER SLEEPS|GOING 24 HOURS A DAY, it is mentioned:
“He has not gone to bed for years and his work reveals…
