<story><title>Sleep deprivation is not a badge of honor</title><url>http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1006-sleep-deprivation-is-not-a-badge-of-honor</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>Prrometheus</author><text>In my years as an investment banker, most of the sleep deprivation that I was subjected to was the result of poor planning (mostly by other people) and a hyper-macho, superficial culture. Now as I&apos;m trying to rebuild my health and psyche, I realize that maybe 20% of it was necessary to accomplish some important project. The rest could have been skipped without harming the financial results of the company, though my reputation would have suffered and I might have been fired long before I quit.&lt;p&gt;David, if your advocacy leads to even slightly more humane workplaces, you will deserve to be hailed as a saint by millions of people.</text></comment>
<story><title>Sleep deprivation is not a badge of honor</title><url>http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1006-sleep-deprivation-is-not-a-badge-of-honor</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>mhartl</author><text>This might be better titled &quot;&lt;i&gt;Chronic&lt;/i&gt; sleep deprivation is not a badge of honor&quot;, but the point is well-made.  Being sleep-deprived is like being drunk: you&apos;re not competent to realize how incompetent you&apos;ve become.</text></comment>