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I think Carmack is absolutely atypical. What he says could absolutely be true for him, but that doesn't mean it's going to be true for everybody. It might only
by mcv 3y ago
I think Carmack is absolutely atypical. What he says could absolutely be true for him, but that doesn't mean it's going to be true for everybody. It might only be true for a specific group of outliers.
I can totally imagine that someone who's sufficiently intrinsically motivated, and has enough mental capacity, willpower or whatever to put in long hours, longer hours might very well produce a linear increase in productivity. But most people are going to be exhausted at some point. Or demotivated. And enough of that is going to bring productivity down.
So it's the kind of thing that might very well work for you, but you can't demand the same thing from others.
- alchemist1e9 3y agoWhen I’m highly motivated and want to accomplish huge technical work I will shift to sleeping 2-3 hours, working 6, then sleeping 2-3 hours, I will keep doing that for as long as 4 days straight and do nothing but work, sleep, eat. I don’t tell many people this as they think you are crazy, but my family knows, and they think I have a mental health problem. I don’t at all. I function completely normally and fully regulated in all ways. I just really really want to accomplish something asap.
- whatyesaid 3y agoWell 6 hours of focused work is really good. 2-3 hours of sleep windows isn't enough for REM/deep I'd imagine which is the crazy thing.
- lokhura 3y agoI do this too. From what I've been told, this may be a symptom of ADHD, namely hyperfocusing [1]. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperfocus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperfocus
- anoy8888 3y agoYou certainly have mental or health problems.if you are not an alien and have the same dna as humans , 2 to 3 hours of sleep will absolutely not be enough for your health and brain productivity even if you believe otherwise
- alchemist1e9 3y agoIn a 24 hour period I’m getting 6-7 hours of sleep. The difference I find between regular days and single sleeping is that my mind is able to keep focused and in “flow”. People mention REM and I don’t know how to be certain but I think I do hit REM, the fitbit refused to analyze sleep less than 4 hours for me, but when I’m just slightly over it, it reports good percentages of both REM and Deep, 23% REM and 21% Deep, according to them above average. It never likes my durations though, always too short. I only sleep 6 hours on average according to it.
- lelanthran 3y agoThat's my optimal schedule too, but I cannot do it. First two hours awake in the morning is devoted to toddler, which includes feeding him, dressing him, then waiting for 0730 so I can take him to school. Similar schedule when he returns. Hopefully when he's older things will be easier in the morning.