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Originally Posted by Merlin  Firstly, I'd like to take issue with that - that's a very dangerous urban myth to be spreading. I remember seeing a docco on sleep deprivation that concluded that driving while tired was just as bad as driving drunk. And I'm speaking as someone who has actually gone to sleep at the wheel and I'm lucky to be alive and typing this right now. I'm also lucky I didn't kill the guy I hit head on... When I had my accident it was late afternoon after I had woken up early to do a day gig and I was driving home to freshen up before my normal gig. |
That was the first thought that occurred to me as well. If you deprive yourself of sleep, please don't drive.
I always think it's interesting that people say that they work better under [fill in the blank] -- less sleep, more stress, the influence of caffeine, the influence of alcohol, the influence of drugs. (The latter are excuses of those who want to be creative masterminds without the hard work.) They all seem like dangerous crutches to me, if not outright fallacies. I would also agree that such preconceptions set people up for failure... or at least some unduly difficult times.
However, I do wonder if it's possible for a young person in today's workforce to make an impression and start their career without considering things like time and regular meals a luxury. What do you guys think?