One function of sleep is to help you learn. Scientists have found that sleep helps secure memories and improves certain types of learning. Therefore, to learn more one needs to sleep more.
"...a nap with REM (or “dream”) sleep improves people’s ability to integrate unassociated information for creative problem solving, and study after study has shown that sleep boosts memory. If you memorize a list of words and then take a nap, you’ll remember more words than you would without sleeping first. Even micronaps of six minutes—not including the time it takes to fall asleep, which is about five minutes if you’re really tired—make a difference."
http://hbr.org/web/2009/health/simplest-way-to-reboot-your-brain
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