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After spending 8 years not getting any sleep, I finally realized that I'm more efficient with real sleep. I finally wised up. In retrospect, my dumbest mistakes
by SapphireSun 18y ago
After spending 8 years not getting any sleep, I finally realized that I'm more efficient with real sleep. I finally wised up. In retrospect, my dumbest mistakes have mostly been due to being chronically sleep deprived.
Amongst engineers and scientists, a lack of sleep is a point of pride. We feel like those stupid liberal arts majors are getting no real work done and that we're tired because we are. Whether the conjecture about liberal arts majors is correct, the sleep part is wrong. I'm so much more efficient now that I'm getting more sleep. I've been trying to get my friends to sleep more, but we'll see how that goes....
- albertcardona 18y agoI make it very much a point, being a scientist full time, not to ever drink coffee (neither tea), and to go to sleep whenever I need to. I am glad you realized you needed your share of sleep.
- menloparkbum 18y agoartists, musicians, writers and soldiers also get macho about sleep deprivation. I'm not sure if they really fall into what people mean when they talk disparagingly about the "liberal arts." It would seem strange to stay up for days reading sociology textbooks.
- MHollender 18y agoNot getting enough sleep is bad in itself, but I think my bad habit is world-class in stupidty: 7PM: arrive home 8PM: have dinner 9PM: start drinking wine (3-6 glasses depending on mood) 11-PM - 01 AM: can't sleep because booze is a stimulant in the short run 01 AM: crash. Now, because in the longer run booze is a depressant, I'd need 9-10 hours of sleep instead of 7-8 06AM: but instead I got 5. Congratulations!