Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Red Bull can only get you so far...
Check out page 53 of the October Harvard Business Review. People are finally beginning to realize the dangers of sleeplessness, workaholism, and sleep deprivation as a badge of honor. It's not unlike alcoholism, except that some institutions (hospitals, investment banking, law...even diplomacy) have no real guidelines to cut down on sleeplessness and, by extension, surgical mistakes, misplaced billions, faulty contracts...
The one eery thing is that the author is a consultant to Cephalon, which makes the new 'miracle' sleep-avoidance drug, Provigil (modafinil), which supposedly can allow one to remain alert for 88 hours with only 8 hours of rest.
The one eery thing is that the author is a consultant to Cephalon, which makes the new 'miracle' sleep-avoidance drug, Provigil (modafinil), which supposedly can allow one to remain alert for 88 hours with only 8 hours of rest.
