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I had a friend like this in college, a high-energy athletic dude. I don't remember the exact details, but I believe in his case it had to do with his body over-
by kendallpark 11y ago
I had a friend like this in college, a high-energy athletic dude. I don't remember the exact details, but I believe in his case it had to do with his body over-producing iron. He only needed 3-4 hours of sleep a night and his father needed even less (and would routinely work 24 hour shifts at the hospital).
I was a bit jealous of him. I'd love an extra four hours to my day.
- drzaiusapelord 11y ago>and would routinely work 24 hour shifts at the hospital This is one of my fears, that we'll crack the sleep nut and then workers will be forced into double shifts gradually. Sure, it'll be done with a velvet glove as the prices of goods and real estate will go up as everyone around you works 16 hour days and their wages reflect that (or dont get fired for not doing it). The same way an affordable middle class life went from only having one breadwinner to two as women entered the workforce. I sincerely hope we have some kind of robot/automation labor revolution well before that. I'd rather build a better robot than a better human.
- kendallpark 11y agoParkinson's Law. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson's_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson's_law You could technically use the extra time for leisure. But you know that for some people the time would be just be filled with more work. I think it will greatly depend on the status quo of the field and one's personality.