Shortchanging yourself on sleep is functionally equivalent to having a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 (legal intoxication threshold), causing significant suffering the next day.

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Richard Cytowic

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And so if we don't allow it to do these things by shortchanging ourself on sleep, then it's equivalent of having a blood alcohol concentration of 0.8 You're really going to suffer the next day.

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Your brain wasn't built to hold this much information | Richard CytowicBig Think
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:39:44 PM

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