I’ve met some people who seem to get 5 times as much work/play done as the rest of us. Generally they’re hyper focused, and extremely brusque. I prefer being a little sloppy…
You’ll work better if you study for 30 minutes at a time or so. I found myself productive, when I forced myself to work for 30 minutes. This got me “in the zone” and I could get a lot more done without getting distracted.
I have a story idea for a world in which every man, woman, and child alive each gets one superpower. My main character’s power is that he only needs .001 seconds of sleep per day.As a child, I dreamed of being strong enough to lift buildings, running faster than a Ferrari, or flying. Now I dream of having more time in the day. (Also, I have frequent and sometimes brutal insomnia, hence another reason sleep has become a topic of interest for me and why I’m posting this at 4:30 in the morning.)
They say the lack of sleep will make you a raving narcissist with a God complex who will tell a lie and instantly believe that it’s the truth and then compel others to also believe it and also turn your skin orange…well that’s what they say.
All that crap about losing or gaining an hour is pure BS. It is nothing more than a control feature for businesses. I’m retired. I don’t care what the clock says, I’ll sleep when I’m tired and be out and about whenever I feel the urge. And I don’t watch tv, so I don’t care.
I pulled that once back in my twenties. Stayed up for 72 hours straight, well, longer than that really. Wasn’t intending to stay up that long, wasn’t even intending to stay up for twenty-four hours. Wen’t to bed that first night and picked up the book I was reading to get in a chapter or two before I fell asleep. Next thing I knew, it was six in the morning and I couldn’t sleep. Would promise myself I’d sleep over the next couple of nights and found myself too busy to sleep for various reasons. By the time I went to bed on the fourth night I just collapsed
Gotta credit Pig with some ambition here. But that plan of his will only work for a short time. After that, sheer exhaustion kicks in. Pig will sleep then for at least a full day….
You expect to get ahead working only 8 hours? Silly pig. Take a speed-reading course and knock that 3 hours of reading down to 1 – that will give you two more hours to work. We all assume that you live and eat at your desk so there’s no commute time wasted.
BE THIS GUY over 3 years ago
Turn all those 2 and 3 hours into 15 and 30 minutes and you might actually accomplish something.
BasilBruce over 3 years ago
Today’s background music: “Too Much Time On My Hands” by Styx.
Bilan over 3 years ago
If you sleep half the time you’re reading, half the time you’re working and half the time you’re meditating, you can get plenty of sleep time.
Templo S.U.D. over 3 years ago
have fun at all that, Pig
Concretionist over 3 years ago
I’ve met some people who seem to get 5 times as much work/play done as the rest of us. Generally they’re hyper focused, and extremely brusque. I prefer being a little sloppy…
PICTO over 3 years ago
You don’t have to account for sleep if you do the meth right…
ImDaRealAni over 3 years ago
You’ll work better if you study for 30 minutes at a time or so. I found myself productive, when I forced myself to work for 30 minutes. This got me “in the zone” and I could get a lot more done without getting distracted.
Leojim over 3 years ago
Not having to sleep, that would be heaven, oh wait, that is heaven.
MatthewHecht over 3 years ago
Sleep is for the week.
RACerri32 over 3 years ago
Sleep ? WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING SLEEP !
jeffiekins over 3 years ago
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead – Warren Zevon (catching up on his rest now.)
ronaldspence over 3 years ago
Sleep on the job Pig, lots of people do it
Jesy Bertz Premium Member over 3 years ago
You just lost one hour due to the Daylight Saving Time switchover, Pig.
Randallw over 3 years ago
Just riding my exercise bike or stacking wood for half an hour has worked for me.
rogthedodge1 over 3 years ago
Being sleep-deprived does not help productivity. Believe me, I know that all too well!
ChristineFoxdale over 3 years ago
Got no friends, no family; rarely eat breakfast. 5 hours of sleep should be enough.
B UTTONS over 3 years ago
It will all be accomplished in his dreams.
Doug K over 3 years ago
And with today’s clock change, you just lost an hour, so …
… This lasted less time than his New Year’s Resolution.
iggyman over 3 years ago
I read a book in the 1960s called “Unsleep” the lack if sleep did not work out that well!
VictorJulison over 3 years ago
I have a story idea for a world in which every man, woman, and child alive each gets one superpower. My main character’s power is that he only needs .001 seconds of sleep per day.As a child, I dreamed of being strong enough to lift buildings, running faster than a Ferrari, or flying. Now I dream of having more time in the day. (Also, I have frequent and sometimes brutal insomnia, hence another reason sleep has become a topic of interest for me and why I’m posting this at 4:30 in the morning.)
Breadboard over 3 years ago
Sorry Pig I like my 4 or 5 hours of sleep .
MayCauseBurns over 3 years ago
Velocity of life does not equal quality of life.
SALUDADOG over 3 years ago
A truly fulfilling job would consist of naps and lunch, so Pig should be OK.
unfair.de over 3 years ago
You left out personal hygiene. But after a time that will even out with the hours with your friends.
Jeffin Premium Member over 3 years ago
Oversleeping is rated. Yawn.
Ignatz Premium Member over 3 years ago
Two minutes into that two hours of meditation and you’ll be out like a light.
Znox11 over 3 years ago
They say the lack of sleep will make you a raving narcissist with a God complex who will tell a lie and instantly believe that it’s the truth and then compel others to also believe it and also turn your skin orange…well that’s what they say.
landyk over 3 years ago
All that crap about losing or gaining an hour is pure BS. It is nothing more than a control feature for businesses. I’m retired. I don’t care what the clock says, I’ll sleep when I’m tired and be out and about whenever I feel the urge. And I don’t watch tv, so I don’t care.
uniquename over 3 years ago
Two hours of meditation? I can’t sit still that long. I’d be done after ten minutes.
A random Pearls Before Swine & Big Nate commenter over 3 years ago
My daily routine during covid: SlEeP sLeEp SlEeP sLeEp SlEeP sLeEp SlEeP sLeEp
Ellis97 over 3 years ago
You won’t get any work done without any sleep.
rdav1248961 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Check out today’s Wumo for more Pearls before Swine. https://www.gocomics.com/wumo/2021/03/14
Zebrastripes over 3 years ago
We don’t want a crabby PIG! He needs his sleep…better re-evaluate…
Cary Rodda Premium Member over 3 years ago
Exactly!
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 3 years ago
Pig will sleep when he’s dead. Which will likely be sooner.
SusieB over 3 years ago
I need at least 8 to nine hours of sleep and I make sure I get it.
Major Matt Mason Premium Member over 3 years ago
Sleep is for the weak.
Alexander the Good Enough over 3 years ago
Lately, I’ve been sleeping 8½ hours a night with lots of fun dreams. Doing so renders a lot of the rest of that stuff quite unnecessary!
mfrasca over 3 years ago
Beggars in Spain.
the lost wizard over 3 years ago
Eight hours a day to read Go Comics doesn’t seem like enough.
BiathlonNut over 3 years ago
With interesting and pleasant dreams, who needs the telly?
DCBakerEsq over 3 years ago
After The Singularity, we won’t need sleep. So, there’s that.
WCraft Premium Member over 3 years ago
Eliminate eating and personal hygiene to free up even more time.
The Orange Mailman over 3 years ago
I’d be all for Pig making a sacrifice if it meant pork chops on the grill.
knight1192a over 3 years ago
I pulled that once back in my twenties. Stayed up for 72 hours straight, well, longer than that really. Wasn’t intending to stay up that long, wasn’t even intending to stay up for twenty-four hours. Wen’t to bed that first night and picked up the book I was reading to get in a chapter or two before I fell asleep. Next thing I knew, it was six in the morning and I couldn’t sleep. Would promise myself I’d sleep over the next couple of nights and found myself too busy to sleep for various reasons. By the time I went to bed on the fourth night I just collapsed
MT Wallet over 3 years ago
Has anyone posted this? https://www.gocomics.com/wumo/2021/03/14
Sisyphos over 3 years ago
Gotta credit Pig with some ambition here. But that plan of his will only work for a short time. After that, sheer exhaustion kicks in. Pig will sleep then for at least a full day….
Davy Jones Premium Member over 3 years ago
Yep… that sums up only a quarter of my day…..
gawkface over 3 years ago
this schedule fits for someone who gets a job as a subject for research study on sleeping
GeorgeSteele1 over 3 years ago
You expect to get ahead working only 8 hours? Silly pig. Take a speed-reading course and knock that 3 hours of reading down to 1 – that will give you two more hours to work. We all assume that you live and eat at your desk so there’s no commute time wasted.
cracker65 over 3 years ago
Sure pig.
falcon_370f over 3 years ago
Rule of Capitalism #125: Sleep can interfere with opportunity.
locake over 3 years ago
What would you do for THREE hours with friends every day?? They must be very needy friends.