I have many Mom's in my life and you can ask any of them and they will tell you I am pretty shitty at listening to their advice. They know I love them, but their advice tends to be heard and then promptly ignored. I'm more of a learn what my boundaries are by testing it type of person.
But for real never worry about my lack of sleep. Been this way since I was a baby. My Mom actually thought my Sister might have problems because she slept so much. She brought her to the doctor to find out what was wrong. When she told him the sleep pattern he said "that is normal. why does it concern you?". And she told him because when my son was a baby he slept for 6-8 hours a night and one 15-30 minute nap and that was it. The doctor told her my Sister was normal and I was the one that had an odd sleep pattern. By the time I was in grade school it was 6 hours a night and never has been more then that.
For the most part I listen to my body. When it's time for bed I lay down and fall asleep in less then 5 minutes and most days wake up without an alarm. Personally think my way works much better then most people who try to force themselves to bed to early to reach their 8 hours.
Well then.......its just as well you have a few caring Mom's looking out for you then because some sound advice may just filter through when you need it. (lol) One of my three sons is a 'Learn what his boundaries are by testing it type of person,' too, even now and he is middle aged. BUT we, his parents know if he could just listen occasionally he would save himself a lot of time as his way of doing things is often the long route to ending up with the same conclusion we had in the first place. (lol)
Getting enough sleep is a subject that has plagued me for over 30 years with my long term insomnia. I simple cannot understand why a person would choose to have less sleep when dropping off into dreamland comes so easy to them. However, if one doesn't need as much sleep in order to function well, then why not use their wakeful hours doing things they are passionate about? I guess I am just jealous. Keep up the good work. You're doing a great job!