So, I learned in my sleep study class that the reason doctors and med students and nurses and such work insanely long shifts is because of this one doctor, Dr. Halsted.  He worked insanely long hours, days at a time, with all the energy in the world.  He instilled that people must live and breathe the hospital they worked.  The reason med students/ inters take ‘REISENCY’ is because he believed they should practically LIVE at the hospital.  Even with the effects of sleep denervation clearly showing that 18 hours sleepiness impairs you the same amount as being legally drunk and an all nighter can literally stop you from retaining information (which in a HOSPITAL, things like this fucking MATTER), they still continue this practice.  People are like, 'He was a good doctor!  We must emulate him!  Sleep is for the weak and despite being doctors and knowing the impact of sleep denervation (literally brain rot and cancer being some of the worst cases) we must suffer this blow to our health to be like this great man!’

Dr. Halsted as a cocaine addict.

World Sleep Society got LOUDR @ Tumblr

WHO THEY ARE:

World Sleep Society is a nonprofit dedicated to advancing sleep health through research and education. To accomplish this mission, the World Sleep Society manages a variety of programs that engage the global community of sleep physicians, researchers, and professionals as well as the public. Individual members and member societies from dozens of countries form the core of the World Sleep Society.

WHAT WE DID:

On March 19, 2021, Tumblr partnered with World Sleep Society to prioritize your sleep health. Your overwhelmingly positive response let us know that Tumblr appreciated the reminder to LOG OFF & GO TO SLEEP.