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The Dangers of Being Really, Really Tired
Sleepy Dog Millionare writes "Brian Palmer, writing for Slate, asks 'Can you die from lack of sleep?' and shockingly, the answer may very well be Yes, you can. Palmer points to 'ground breaking experiments' in the area of sleep research. It turns out that sleep deprivation can actually be deadly in rats. The obvious conclusion is that it is probably deadly in all mammals. So the next time you think you need to pull multiple all-night hack-a-thons, ask yourself if it's worth risking your life for."
If you need to be in any sort of altered state of mind to function, then you have deeper problems. I don't buy into all of that bullshit ADD crap, but perhaps you should get more exercise and eat healthier. It might help more than you know.
You're clearly a wordsmith and an avid reader of the DSMIV. Enlighten us all, Doctor Coward, about how pumping iron and eating celery is just what we need to help us achieve the desire to do menial tasks.
If you're an employer, ask yourself if you want to be a greedy, rich fuck. And if so, then ensure your workers are adequately rested, including forcing them to take vacation; with pay if that's what it takes. (If you can't justify it, fire them, because any worker worth his salt is worth treating well.)
Of course, that only works over the long run. And while it can produce mountains of cash, it won't save your ass at the next quarterly conference call (or investor meeting, or pleading with your accountant to find a way to make payroll). Thus, this technique requires forward thinking. Sadly, if you refer to yourself as a manager and not a worker, then you probably lack that particular competency. And if refer to yourself as a worker, than all of this is quite intuitive (unless your a lazy fuck like most workers... ;).
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No, seriously, look it up for yourself--we do not even really know why we sleep. As I mentioned, there is a huge confound between sleep deprivation being the actual cause and stress from lack of sleep. Sleep deprivation taken alone may not be what kills you. I am not so impressed by you trotting out an expert because there is no universal agreement in the field of sleep studies.
There are also the occasional strange case studies where some people need little-to-no sleep at all and apparently do just fine.
As for sleep apnea, I was thinking more along the lines of sleep studies where people went long periods without sleep, not chronic sleep deprivation, so I am probably wrong there.
Your anecdote isn't worth that much. Your last statement almost reminds me of some of the people that argue for homeopathy.
For the love of all things, stop citing that steaming pile of crap called Wikipedia. Exercise a little initiative and go directly to the source instead of some layman's lame interpretation of scientific literature.
"It does if you increase your hourly rate."
Ummm, yes, my hourly rate to code this massive programming project is $50 per hour.
If you want me to SLEEP, though, you need to pay me $75 per hour.
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