from Hacker News

Good night, sleep tight, don't forget your caffeine pills

by tomwiddles on 9/28/24, 6:39 PM with 2 comments

• by dexwiz on 9/28/24, 6:48 PM

  Can someone tell me why cutting sleep to get more work done helps overall productivity? I have been a solid 7.5 a night sleeper for decades (it’s a blessing, I know). I can’t imagine getting 4-6 a night. Sure that makes the day about 20 hours instead of 16, but I feel like my mental capacity is so diminished on low sleep, that any time gained is wasted being unfocused and groggy.

  It reminds me of drug addicts who claim they need it to operate. It works in the short term, but long term it becomes a catch up game. And once sober they realize they could accomplish things in-spite of the drugs, not because of the drugs.