How many days of missed sleep do you think you could hide from people?

  • LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works
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    15 hours ago

    One, like most people.

    But the more interesting question is: how long can you go with too little sleep? Like, with 3-4h naps? Or a few 30 min naps?

    Obviously much longer, as anyone with little children or a tight thesis deadline can tell you. But I catch myself making mistakes and generally saying and doing things I shouldn’t, quite similarly to mild alcohol intoxication. I would describe 2-3 days with too little sleep as maybe 3-4 beers, you can still force yourself to focus, but you really shouldn’t drive or write that important letter any more.