11/06/2025

MIT Neuroscience Says This Is What Happens to Your Brain without Enough Sleep

Skipping sleep makes your brain desperate for maintenance

On my last day at work a few years back, they gave me a going-away party, and it turned into something more like a roast. One of the top leaders told a story I'd sort of hoped he'd forgotten.

The context was when my wife and I were brand new parents and we were struggling through extreme sleep deprivation. After one especially rough night, I came into work for a key meeting.

Our boss told the story in a way that had everyone laughing:

• How I called our CEO by the wrong name three times.
• How I botched simple math and insisted I'd gotten it right.
• How I nearly fell asleep at the conference table.

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