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Sleep Is the New Status Symbol for Successful Entrepreneurs (1999)

42 points by dabit3 11y ago

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john_fushi 11y ago
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- Boxbot 11y ago
  http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Sleep+Is+the+New+Status+Symbol+for+Successful+Entrepreneurs http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Sleep+Is+the+New+Status+Symbol+for+Succ... < The WSJ (and others) allow full viewing when referred by Google >
  - jmount 11y ago
    I don't see why that had to be an insulting animated "let me Google that for you link."
    - EGreg 11y ago
      Do you know of another automated service?
      - deleted 11y ago
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      - jmilloy 11y ago
        http://goo.gl/6DlbO3 http://goo.gl/6DlbO3
        noer 11y ago
        There's a paywall from that source as well.
    - Boxbot 11y ago
      If you feel insulted by a link and an animation leading to helpful information then the problem isn't with the link and the animation.
  - misframer 11y ago
    https://www.google.com/search?q=Sleep+Is+the+New+Status+Symbol+for+Successful+Entrepreneurs https://www.google.com/search?q=Sleep+Is+the+New+Status+Symb...
- urda 11y ago
  Yup, such a quick way to get me to close a tab though!
  - bcheung 11y ago
    Agreed. It's such a horrible business practice and so easy to work around. Just copy and paste the title into google and click the link. Not sure why they bother. It is developing bad will.
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jd3 11y ago
Full-page screenshot for those who can't view: http://i.imgur.com/hDXXvIm.png http://i.imgur.com/hDXXvIm.png
- ionwake 11y ago
  How did you take this screenshot? Thanks
  - thisisdallas 11y ago
    I'm not sure how jd3 did it but I use a Chrome extension. If you just google full page screenshot Chrome you will see several options. There are also choices for Firefox as well. Here is the one I use on Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/full-page-screen-capture/fdpohaocaechififmbbbbbknoalclacl?hl=en-US https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/full-page-screen-c...
  - jd3 11y ago
    hello! I used screengrab on SeaMonkey ;) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-uS/seamonkey/addon/screengrab-fix-version/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-uS/seamonkey/addon/screengrab-...
  - unstabilo 11y ago
    In Firefox press Shift+F2, then type "screenshot --fullpage" in the command line at the bottom of the page. No addon, plugin or extension needed.
    - ripberge 11y ago
      Wow! Thanks
- kken 11y ago
  Thank you! This way I know that it is sufficient to read the first paragraph.
- larrys 11y ago
  Easier just google "Sleep Is the New Status Symbol For Successful Entrepreneurs wsj" (note the wsj at the end). The link clears the paywall.
jtchang 11y ago
The article almost reads like a parody! Who would have thought that getting good, restful sleep would enhance cognitive ability and performance? Almost a "duh" statement. I am however very interested in why we need as much sleep as we do. Certainly a product of evolution/biology but I am constantly amazed how little we know of what happens to our brain when we go comatose for 8 hours a night. To another species/race it might actually seem frightening. What?! Humans go into a death like state every 24 hours?!
- sosborn 11y ago
  > To another species/race it might actually seem frightening Not sure about that. Many species do something similar for a longer period of time.
  - NeutronBoy 11y ago
    To someone from another planet it might - our sleep cycle has somewhat evolved around a day/night cycle, and animals hibernate based on changes in weather.
- grhino 11y ago
  One function of sleep may be to clean up waste accumulated while awake. To run the cleaning process while awake may require more active energy consumption and was a way of conserving total energy in our evolutionary past when activity wouldn't be very productive anyways. http://www.nih.gov/news/health/oct2013/ninds-17.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/oct2013/ninds-17.htm
  - jtchang 11y ago
    So basically we run garbage collection for 8 hours every night.
satirical_golem 11y ago
Biological health is now a status symbol among successful citizens of developed nations! Getting your basal metabolic calories and potable water? Sleeping the neurochemically-mandated amount? You must be the king of the world.
- ntkachov 11y ago
  I realize you're being satirical, but these things are slowly starting to be a sign of success. Being able to eat the recommended daily amount of calories (no more, no less), staying active and sleeping well are starting to be signs of success and status instead of the norm. The higher up the success ladder you look, the fewer overweight, out of shape, sleep deprived, dehydrated people you tend to see.
imglorp 11y ago
Surprised no one's doing the obvious startup metric joke. Sex, Sleep, or Cashflow: choose one. If see that you're getting two, you're doing really well. If you're getting three, it's time to sell the company.

42 points by dabit3 11y ago

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john_fushi 11y ago

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Boxbot 11y ago
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Sleep+Is+the+New+Status+Symbol+for+Successful+Entrepreneurs http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Sleep+Is+the+New+Status+Symbol+for+Succ... < The WSJ (and others) allow full viewing when referred by Google >
- jmount 11y ago
  I don't see why that had to be an insulting animated "let me Google that for you link."
  - EGreg 11y ago
    Do you know of another automated service?
    - deleted 11y ago
      [deleted]
    - jmilloy 11y ago
      http://goo.gl/6DlbO3 http://goo.gl/6DlbO3
      - noer 11y ago
        There's a paywall from that source as well.
  - Boxbot 11y ago
    If you feel insulted by a link and an animation leading to helpful information then the problem isn't with the link and the animation.
- misframer 11y ago
  https://www.google.com/search?q=Sleep+Is+the+New+Status+Symbol+for+Successful+Entrepreneurs https://www.google.com/search?q=Sleep+Is+the+New+Status+Symb...
urda 11y ago
Yup, such a quick way to get me to close a tab though!
- bcheung 11y ago
  Agreed. It's such a horrible business practice and so easy to work around. Just copy and paste the title into google and click the link. Not sure why they bother. It is developing bad will.

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jd3 11y ago

Full-page screenshot for those who can't view: http://i.imgur.com/hDXXvIm.png http://i.imgur.com/hDXXvIm.png

ionwake 11y ago
How did you take this screenshot? Thanks
- thisisdallas 11y ago
  I'm not sure how jd3 did it but I use a Chrome extension. If you just google full page screenshot Chrome you will see several options. There are also choices for Firefox as well. Here is the one I use on Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/full-page-screen-capture/fdpohaocaechififmbbbbbknoalclacl?hl=en-US https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/full-page-screen-c...
- jd3 11y ago
  hello! I used screengrab on SeaMonkey ;) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-uS/seamonkey/addon/screengrab-fix-version/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-uS/seamonkey/addon/screengrab-...
- unstabilo 11y ago
  In Firefox press Shift+F2, then type "screenshot --fullpage" in the command line at the bottom of the page. No addon, plugin or extension needed.
  - ripberge 11y ago
    Wow! Thanks
kken 11y ago
Thank you! This way I know that it is sufficient to read the first paragraph.
larrys 11y ago
Easier just google "Sleep Is the New Status Symbol For Successful Entrepreneurs wsj" (note the wsj at the end). The link clears the paywall.

jtchang 11y ago

The article almost reads like a parody! Who would have thought that getting good, restful sleep would enhance cognitive ability and performance? Almost a "duh" statement. I am however very interested in why we need as much sleep as we do. Certainly a product of evolution/biology but I am constantly amazed how little we know of what happens to our brain when we go comatose for 8 hours a night. To another species/race it might actually seem frightening. What?! Humans go into a death like state every 24 hours?!

sosborn 11y ago
> To another species/race it might actually seem frightening Not sure about that. Many species do something similar for a longer period of time.
- NeutronBoy 11y ago
  To someone from another planet it might - our sleep cycle has somewhat evolved around a day/night cycle, and animals hibernate based on changes in weather.
grhino 11y ago
One function of sleep may be to clean up waste accumulated while awake. To run the cleaning process while awake may require more active energy consumption and was a way of conserving total energy in our evolutionary past when activity wouldn't be very productive anyways. http://www.nih.gov/news/health/oct2013/ninds-17.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/oct2013/ninds-17.htm
- jtchang 11y ago
  So basically we run garbage collection for 8 hours every night.

satirical_golem 11y ago

Biological health is now a status symbol among successful citizens of developed nations! Getting your basal metabolic calories and potable water? Sleeping the neurochemically-mandated amount? You must be the king of the world.

ntkachov 11y ago
I realize you're being satirical, but these things are slowly starting to be a sign of success. Being able to eat the recommended daily amount of calories (no more, no less), staying active and sleeping well are starting to be signs of success and status instead of the norm. The higher up the success ladder you look, the fewer overweight, out of shape, sleep deprived, dehydrated people you tend to see.

imglorp 11y ago

Surprised no one's doing the obvious startup metric joke. Sex, Sleep, or Cashflow: choose one. If see that you're getting two, you're doing really well. If you're getting three, it's time to sell the company.