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Attention lapses due to sleep deprivation due to flushing fluid from brain

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593 points gmays | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 13:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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kurisufag ◴[31 Oct 25 14:35 UTC] No.45772409[source]▶
anecdotally, i never feel better than when i haven't slept. spent 8pm tuesday -- 8pm thursday this week awake nursing cheap energy drinks, and not only could i manage a higher-than-usual level of focus, i was genuinely content.

bombed a midterm halfway though, but at least i felt good about it.

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rtaylorgarlock ◴[31 Oct 25 14:45 UTC] No.45772526[source]▶
Age sounds like a factor here. I know zero long-term healthy ppl in 30s and beyond who act/think this way.
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1. freedomben ◴[31 Oct 25 14:58 UTC] No.45772680[source]▶
Indeed, as a 20 year old I would stay up all night pretty regularly for work and occasionally fun. At 40 I'm not sure I would live through it, at least not in a cognitive state where I could converse.