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Adrenaline Sustained Energy Without Sleep In Crisis

During the four and a half day board crisis, Altman didn't sleep or eat much yet had a surprising amount of energy, illustrating a weird thing one learns about adrenaline in wartime-like high-stress situations.

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Sam Altman

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One of the weird things was there was this period of four and a half days where I didn’t sleep much, didn’t eat much, and still had a surprising amount of energy.

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Sam Altman #2Lex Fridman Podcast
Created: 6/13/2026, 3:36:04 AM

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