A man sacrificed sleep for 25 years to create history's most obsessive diary

For 25 years, Robert Shields documented every five minutes of his life with obsessive dedication. The former minister and English teacher from Dayton, Washington produced what may be the world's longest diary— 37.5 million words that filled 91 boxes.

Starting in 1972, Shields allowed himself only two hours of sleep at a time so he wouldn't miss recording his dreams. — Read the rest

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